KEPALA BATAS: Pas Penang will contest in six parliamentary and 18 state seats in the coming 14th general election.
The announcement was made by state Pas commissioner Fauzi Mohd Yusof at the party’s base in Pongsu Seribu here tonight.
Fauzi said all candidates were referred to the Ulama Syura Council before they were nominated to be fielded.
“The first criteria for one to be nominated is he/she is free from any major sins. They will then be vetted before a final decision is made.
“All our candidates are also required to take a ‘ba’iah’ (oath of allegiance),” he said.
Fauzi said the majority of the party’s candidates are locals, educated with professional background.
Fauzi said he had also been specially assigned by the party’s top leadership to contest the Permatang Pasir state seat, currently held by incumbent Datuk Salleh Man, the sole Pas assemblyman in the previous state assembly.
Among the parliamentary seats that Pas will contest includes Kepala Batas, Tasek Gelugor, Permatang Pauh, Nibong Tebal, Bayan Baru and Balik Pulau.
It will contest the state seats of Penaga, Bertam, Pinang Tunggal, Permatang Berangan, Sungai Dua, Teluk Air Tawar, Seberang Jaya, Penanti, Permatang Pasir, Bukit Tengah, Sungai Bakap and Sungai Acheh state seats in the mainland.
It will also contest the Sungai Pinang, Pantai Jerejak, Batu Maung, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Betong and Teluk Bahang state seats on the island.
Last week, Pas president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said the party and Gagasan Sejahtera aimed to contest between 130 and 150 parliamentary seats in the elections.
Gagasan Sejahtera is a loose coalition involving Pas, Dewan Himpunan Penyokong Pas (DHPP), Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia (IKATAN), Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia (BERJASA) and Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM).