THE unity government is not worried about PAS’ victory in yesterday’s Kemaman parliamentary by-election, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

He said in fact, the government will work harder to ensure delivery of its services for the people in Kemaman.

“The victory by PAS doesn’t change the situation or the numbers in parliament… to compare the majority won by its candidate (Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar), it is smaller than the majority (won) by, for example, Bangi MP Shahredzan Johan, who won with a majority of 69,701 votes, or Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, with a 73,998 majority (in the 15th general election),” he added.

Fahmi, who is the spokesman for the unity government, said this when met by reporters at the Runhack: Scam Alert 2023 programme at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium today.

He also did not rule out the possibility that Samsuri would be appointed as the opposition leader in parliament to replace Larut MP and Perikatan Nasional (PN) secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

Yesterday, PAS maintained the status quo in Kemaman with Samsuri winning the parliamentary seat with a majority of 37,220 votes.

He garnered 64,998 votes, defeating Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Gen (Rtd) Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor, who obtained 27,778 votes. – Bernama, December 3, 2023