PAS may file election petitions in several constituencies, says Takiyuddin

PAS will analyse the results and reports on the outcome of the state elections in a number of constituencies, the party’s secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan says.

He added that the party had not discounted the possibility of filing election petitions over the results in some constituencies, but did not disclose the numbers or the constituencies in question.

"PAS believes in a peaceful, clean and organised election process because this is vital for the people and the country which propagate matured and democratic politics.

"It is also a benchmark for the preparedness to accept the voice and desire of the people in choosing their representative, although the decision made might not favour us," he said in a statement yesterday.

In the state elections which were held in six states, Perikatan Nasional (PN) managed to retain the three states under its control, namely Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu, after winning 32 seats in Terengganu, 43 in Kelantan and 33 of the 36 seats in Kedah.

The Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition retained Selangor, Penang and Negeri Sembilan.

Takiyuddin said PAS and PN were committed to continuing the agenda of serving the people in the three states under PN's administration.

"At the same time, PAS will be a responsible opposition by being constructive in Penang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan which comes under the administration of PH and BN," he said.