PAS Youth, at the 68th Muktamar (annual assembly) in Alor Star today, approved a motion for 30% of the party’s candidates in the next general election to come from the wing. 

Also making a similar call for 30% women candidate representation was the party’s Dewan Muslimat (women’s) movement during its annual meeting today. 

Their requests came ahead of the party’s full muktamar at the Kedah PAS complex tomorrow. 

Speaking to reporters, PAS Youth chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said the motion was to ensure more young candidates are featured in line with the implementation of Undi18, which was enforced on December 15 last year. 

He said although PAS deputy president (Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man) had already mentioned in his opening speech earlier this morning the idea of 30% young candidates for the 15th general election (GE15), the wing opened the matter for debate to gauge the delegates’ reaction.

The challenge now is to ensure the wing meet this call and feature winnable candidates, he said.

Also unanimously passed today was a motion for the party not to engage in any electoral pact discussions with Pakatan Harapan (PH), he said.

Meanwhile, Muslimat wing chief Nuridah Mohd Salleh said in the 2018 general election, PAS featured 39 women candidates, involving 10 parliamentary and 29 state seats. 

She said the wing is now requesting 30% representation, with candidates to be featured in every state.

Tuan Ibrahim, who also officiated at the Muslimat annual meeting, said the party is aware that some 50% of its voter base were women.

In this regard, he was fully supportive of the wing’s call for PAS to nominate more women candidates in GE15. – Bernama, September 2, 2022.