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Saturday, 16 August 2008 11:17
IPOH, Aug 15 (Bernama)-- PAS vice-president Mohamad Sabu said votes for the party in four states namely Terengganu, Perlis, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan were found to have declined in the general election on March 8. He said a study by the PAS general election post-mortem committee revealed that votes for the party among the Malays had not increased by much.

"On the other hand, our success was largely contributed by the increase in the votes from the Indian community, followed by the Chinese and the Malays," he said when replying to questions from delegates at the afternoon session of the 45th PAS Annual Assembly, here Friday.

He said the decline in support for the party outside Kuala Terengganu, Seremban, Melaka and especially Perlis was as much as six per cent.

Mohamad said the post-mortem also revealed that PAS was facing problems in terms of support in several areas because of its cooperation with Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).

-- BERNAMA

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written by Godflesh, August 16, 2008 11:26:10
PAS,

That's why to be part of the coalition called Pakatan Rakyat you have to be (fair) to all races. Start looking at everyone as Malaysians. Stop the bigotry. Realise that it was the non-muslims with the support of the Muslims who put you guys where you are today. Give it a thought. God gave us brains so we could use it to think and improve ourselves.
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written by timmy, August 16, 2008 12:07:52
PAS,

If you choose Nik Aziz to become PM, I have no qualms. But Abdul Hadi?
Sorry I need to be frank here.

Since Nik Aziz became MB of Kelantan, people love him, and Kelantan never falls when Pak Lah was at his height of popularity.

Since Abdul Hadi became MB of T'gane, people hate him. And he couldn't even win back T'ganu even when Pak Lah at his weakest popularity.

Can't you see why Nik Aziz is more likable, he talks what he means and he means what he talks. Although controversial at times, but he makes sense most of the time.

Abdul Hadi, what likable qualities rakyat like about him? His days were destroyed since he became MB of T'ganu and Ketua Pembangkang. Ask T'ganu people why they would rather stay in BN than under Hadi's government. Ask K'tan people why they want Nik Aziz rather than under BN's government.
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written by fairnessforall, August 16, 2008 12:08:58
This mohd sabu is talking cock. First he say it was the indians and chinese that gave PAS the votes, this is obviously because of their tie up with PKR and Pakatan and their false promise to stop pursuing the islamic state agenda. Then he says PAS facing problems because of the tie up with PKR. What an idiot. he is contradicting himself. Never in history has PAS managed to win so many seats, and it was only because of their tie up with DAP and PKR that all the non muslims/non malays voted for them. Malay votes are divided between UMNO, PAS and PKR. No way PAS would have won any seats without the non malays which is only due to the tie up. So stop talking cock u stupid Mohd Sabu, it only shows you have your brain in the wrong head.
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written by BennyG, August 16, 2008 12:16:50
Hey!!!!

Why so many news about PAS? Especially those that will split the non-muslims & muslims.

People!!!! Don't fall into UMNO's propaganda. They are trying their best to split PR.

It seemed that the avalanche of negative portray of PAS is working. Calm down!!!!

The source and attention is from UMNO & MSM!!!!!!!!!
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written by ez24get, August 16, 2008 12:35:29
So now PAS has admitted what Hadi Awang said PAS was the Kingmaker in the last GE was incorrect!

Traditionally, malays support have always been 50:50 for PAS and UMNO. In recent times, you can say the malay support, because of the younger generation being influenced by a more liberal culture and exposure to globalisation, the malay voters tend to favour UMNO and PAS in the ratio of 60:40

PAS supporters will always vote for PAS and likewise UMNO supporters will always vote for UMNO. At the very most, about 10% of these Malay voters are fence sitters and only this small number can be swayed by political developments in the country; the rest are more or less fixed!

In the last GE, the circumstances are extraordinary in the sense that the 10% malay fence sitters had voted for PAS while almost 80% of the non-malays comprising of chinese, indians and other minority races overwhelmingly voted for PAS candidates - not because of their love for PAS but their hatred for UMNO.

Previously, in the past elections the malays votes as usual are splitted between UMNO and PAS but the non-malay votes are in favour of UMNO.

Where most grounds have shifted are the non-malay votes. In that sense, the kingmakers are the non-malays and not PAS, as Hadi Awang would like to believe! Hadi has erroneously thought that PAS is now the axis of the Universe because Malaysians suddenly have a sudden change of hearts and showering their unending love for PAS! That is his wishful thinking.

I have said the last GE is an extraordinary, one-off case because even UMNO members voted for PAS! This is not a trend in favour of PAS. His political reading is not mature and that’s the reason why he lost badly in 2004 GE.

If Hadi Awang believes PAS will benefit from his alliance with UMNO then he is either blind or a short-sighted person, not fit to be among the top echelon in PAS. Even PAS youth has a better analysis than Hadi! Very soon, PAS will be relegated to another yes-man party within BN joining the ranks of MCA, Gerakan and MIC.

If PAS forms an alliance with UMNO, when UMNO has stabilises, it will eat up PAS in no time because UMNO has far more parliament seats than PAS. UMNO is only shedding crocodile tears in front of PAS because of its own survival citing the cause of malays and Islam unity. PAS only survival is in a place like PR where no single party is large enough to eat the other up.

A crocodile will always be a crocodile; PAS has been eaten up before and it is parading in front of the crocodile again. Giving PAS the MB post but with the crocodiles swimming around out numbering PAS, isn't the PAS MB is just waiting to be the crocodile's dinner when the time is right? UMNO has the majority voting power while PAS is the minority. It is laughable that the PAS MB will have any real power in such scenario.

Another wrong reading by Hadi is that PAS needs to adopt a more fundamental approach of Islam in order to capture the hearts of malay voters. As more young malays join the ranks of voters, more and more will be swayed by a more liberal form of Islam - not the reverse. That may be the reason why PAS's votes have been dwindling as admitted by Mohamad Sabu.
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written by alberttan, August 16, 2008 13:21:36
Dear Mohamad Sabu;

Until PAS gets rid of the dalangs (3 UMNO stooges Hadi, Ali and Nasha) and the larangs (Selangor Youth chief Kamarulzaman), PAS will be wiped out GE13 or will be 'rebranded' as BAN (Barisan Ayatollah Nasional). I sincerely hope you, Salahudin and the sincere PAS members have what it takes for PAS to remain what it has always been, a principled party.
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written by mikewang, August 16, 2008 15:47:14
PAS seems not to understand that the Malay votes are split between UMNO and PR (whether, PAS or PKR) whereas non-Malay votes will go more and more to PR component parties.
In mixed constituencies where non-Malay votes count make up to 30%, PR parties will win handsomely.

So PAS please concentrate to bring down the great Syaitan and help to bring good governance to this nation.
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written by ajip, August 16, 2008 16:15:16
commentators still didnt understand

it shows that malay did not like DAP, thats why if PAS cooperate with DAP then their vote will drop

case closed
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written by mamakstail, August 16, 2008 20:40:05
My whole family voted for PAS but we can also vote them out the next election! So don't simply talk!!!
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written by SiHangChai, August 16, 2008 21:12:43
Drop? Because you all are moron, PAS. PAS just care about Islam, Moslem, Quran, Allah which is good, but not at the expense non Moslem. PAS is too ambitious to rule the country when they are still living under a cocunt shell. PAS voters in the last election are fed-up, and better to have the corrupted UMNO as their wakil rakyat.
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