Kuala Lumpur: PAS’ ability to woo non-Muslim or non-Malay support for the 16th general election (GE16) will depend on how much the party tones down its extremist rhetoric, political analysts have said.
Should this approach go unchanged, Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research senior fellow Azmi Hassan said it will be hard for the Islamist party to attract any support from non-Muslims or non-Malays.“It would be impossible because PAS has resorted to extreme rhetoric in presenting itself as the only party that can protect Malays and Islam, and by putting down other parties — this includes Umno.
In fact, Azmi said PAS is very aware of the fact that although it is in the enviable position of having the most MPs among all parties, at 42, they are still in the Opposition.“Meaning that, without the support of the non-Malays, it would be impossible for them to form a federal government.ADVERTISEMENT
He said PAS could take a leaf out of Amanah’s book as the latter managed to tone down its rhetoric despite being a splinter party from PAS. “Or how one dresses. PAS says it wants people to be decent, but in PAS, the definition of decent is totally different from the norm in Malaysia. Or no concerts, whatever concert it may be.
“I think PAS has better chance with Indian voters because they don’t have other options and they are frustrated with the previous and current governments.“I do think PAS might have a better chance of courting MCA supporters who are reluctant to move to the left. Having said that, the whole rhetoric on ‘kafir’ doesn’t help PAS much,” Syaza said when contacted.
Last Friday, PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang conceded that PAS remains a party alien to minority communities and pledged to be “fair” to all, in a speech delivered at its first muktamar since the general and state elections that saw Perikatan Nasional sweeping four states despite enjoying barely any support from followers of different faiths.
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