Azmin for MB is ‘awkward’, say PKR sources

PKR sources are hesitating to confirm rumours this evening that party deputy president Azmin Ali would be made the new Selangor Menteri Besar as he was never nominated for the post.

Party sources told The Malaysian Insider that they were also hearing news that the Selangor Palace had chosen Azmin, but did not dare confirm, calling the situation “awkward”.

They said even if it were to be true, Azmin could change his mind and not accept the post as he did not have the support of the majority of Selangor legislators.

Azmin’s name was tweeted all evening as social media users speculated that he would be the palace’s choice.

Bernama, the national news agency, also reported that Azmin and PAS Cempaka assemblyman Iskandar Abdul Samad were both in the running for the swearing-in ceremony this Tuesday.

Bernama did not say where it got the information from.

Berita Harian this evening also reported that PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail would most likely not be appointed, citing palace sources who told the paper’s online news site that the Sultan would not be selecting a female menteri besar.

The palace source, however, declined to reveal who the actual candidate was nor even the party involved.

It was reported earlier today that the Selangor palace had issued invitation cards to state leaders to attend the swearing-in ceremony to be held on Tuesday, at 10am at the Istana Alam Shah in Klang.

The name of the new menteri besar, however, was not revealed.

DAP and PKR have submitted only one name – PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail – for the state’s top post. But PAS broke ranks when its president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang sent three names to the palace.

The three are said to be Dr Idris Ahmad (PKR-Ijok), Dr Yaakub Sapari (PKR-Kota Anggerik) and Iskandar, who is also the Selangor PAS commissioner and a state exco member.

It is not known if PKR and DAP have submitted more names following a reprimand by the Sultan of Selangor, who had asked the Pakatan Rakyat parties to submit more than two names. – September 18, 2014.

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