PAS will not participate in the efforts to form a new Perak government, said the party’s secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan.

“PAS has taken note of the confidence motion moved against the menteri besar of Perak at the Perak state assembly today whereby three PAS assemblymen had supported it in line with the decision of PAS’ central committee,” he said in a statement today.

With this, he said, PAS has decided to not be a part of the efforts to form a new state government in Perak.

PAS Gunung Semanggol assemblyman and state commissioner Razman Zakaria, Selama assemblyman Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin and Kubu Gajah assemblyman Khalil Yahaya were executive councillors  in the Perak state government.

Takiyuddin said the Islamist party will continue to play its role as usual in both the state and national levels.

Umno assemblyman Abdul Manaf had moved the motion against Ahmad Faizal Azumu last month.

The outgoing menteri besar lost the confidence vote 48 to 10 with one spoilt vote this morning.

Faizal was appointed as Perak MB after PH won the state in 2018. Although Bersatu had the fewest assemblymen, PH decided to appoint him due to the power sharing agreement it had with Bersatu. Following the collapse of PH at the federal level in February, Faizal resigned as the Pakatan MB to form a new state government with Barisan Nasional and PAS.

Despite Bersatu having just five assemblymen to Umno’s 25 and PAS’ three, Faizal was reappointed in March after PN took over the state.

The PN government is currently supported by eight PN assemblymen and 25 from BN, and also has support from one Gerakan assemblyman and one independent in the 59-seat state assembly.

The opposition in Perak is made up of 24 assemblymen in PH – DAP (16), Amanah (five) and PKR (three). – December 4, 2020.