PKR is sticking with its decision to nominate only one candidate as Selangor Menteri Besar although there is a chance that the Sultan of Selangor might reject Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail for the post and triggering a state election.PKR secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the party had agreed that only the name of Dr Wan Azizah be forwarded to the palace.
"We did not discuss this at all," he told The Malaysian Insider when asked about the party's next step if the Ruler rejects the PKR president.
Saifuddin said for now, they are waiting feedback from the palace on Dr Wan Azizah replacing embattled MB Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.
He said to date, the leadership has yet to come up with any contingency plans in case the soft-spoken leader is rejected, saying that the matter has yet to happen.
"It still has not taken place and we did not discuss it," he said.
At the same time, party strategist Rafizi Ramli said they will adhere to the Federal Constituution and the relevant laws to replace Khalid.
"We will go through the process in accordance with the Constitution and laws by submitting the name and, in this issue, the majority towards Dr Wan Azizah can be clearly seen," he told The Malaysian Insider in referring to the support of 30 assemblymen in the 56-seat assembly.
The Pandan MP, however, refrained from commenting on the possibility of the palace rejecting Dr Wan Azizah's candidacy, stressing that such speculative statements is not in PKR's best interest.
"We will go through the due process first. I do not want to speculate for now," he said.
Earlier today, legal experts cautioned that the MB crisis in Selangor is far from over as the Sultan of Selangor can still dissolve the state legislative assembly for snap polls on the advice of incumbent Khalid.
Lawyer Abdul Shukor Ahmad had said the 2010 Federal Court ruling in the Nizar vs Zambry case in the Perak constitutional crisis, gave a state ruler the option of ordering the MB to tender his resignation if proven that he (MB) had lost the support of his assemblymen.
Alternatively, he had said the ruler could convene an emergency session and direct the MB to test his support in the house.
"If the MB loses the confidence vote, he tenders his resignation. The ruler could also dissolve the house if His Royal Highness accepts the MB's advice," Shukor told The Malaysian Insider.
Speculation has been rife that the Sultan might not consent to Dr Wan Azizah helming the state.
It was also reported that PAS's decision to suggest that two names be presented as Selangor MB candidate was made after party president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang had an audience with the Sultan.
PAS Youth chief Suhaizan Kaiat had said this was to avoid “any eventualities” which could see the Palace reject PKR’s sole candidate Dr Wan Azizah.
“The president has a good relationship with the Selangor palace. As a result of the audience, the president decided that an alternative name should be presented in anticipation of any eventualities involving the palace and Wan Azizah,” Suhaizan had said in a statement yesterday.
The PAS central working committee had proposed the names of Dr Wan Azizah and Bukit Antarabangsa representative Azmin Ali for the position.
But, Azmin, who is also PKR deputy president, declined the nomination, saying that he will take the official party stand of having Dr Wan Azizah replace Khalid.
The Pakatan Rakyat council also agreed that only Dr Wan Azizah's name be submitted to the Sultan. – August 20, 2014.
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