Its secretary-general added that it speak again with de facto leader of PKR, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, on the Selangor sultan’s previous decree that each of the three Pakatan Rakyat (PR) parties submit at least three names to the palace for consideration—a request only their Islamist partner PAS has followed.
“On DAP’s behalf, I would like to seek the forgiveness of His Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor Darul Ehsan for the disappointment over DAP’s decision to submit only the name of Kajang assemblyman YB Datuk Seri Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail as the new Selangor mentri besar candidate,” DAP’s Lim Guan Eng said in a brief statement.
“DAP reiterates its undivided loyalty to the Constitutional Monarchy institution and will discuss with YB Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim about His Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor’s decree as contained in the media statement by his Highness’s private secretary,” he added.
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah said yesterday that he will weigh the names put forward by the three PR parties, but will not limit possible candidates to those proposed by the DAP, PKR and PAS in search of Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s replacement.
The ruler expressed disappointment with PKR and the DAP for submitting just one name, despite having requested for more than two names from each PR party.
PAS had initially submitted two names — Dr Wan Azizah and PKR deputy President Azmin Ali — but their list has since been overtaken by a list of three undisclosed names personally submitted by PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang late last week.
Thirty Selangor assemblymen — all 28 from PKR and the DAP, as well as two from PAS — had signed statutory declarations in support of Dr Wan Azizah, comprising the majority of the 56-seat legislative assembly.
The Malay Mail
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