Why is PAS unwilling to yield council seats to Amanah?

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PAS Remains Unwilling to Yield Local Council Seats to Amanah in Selangor

Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) has stated its firm position to maintain the current allocation of local council seats in Selangor, asserting that it will not relinquish any of its existing 67 seats to accommodate Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah). PAS has indicated that the decision on whether to yield seats for Amanah rests with PKR and DAP, suggesting that these parties should be the ones to make concessions. This stance creates a deadlock as Amanah requests representation within the state's local councils.
PAS Insists on Maintaining the Status Quo

Selangor PAS state secretary Mohd Khairuddin Othman reiterated the party's unwavering commitment to its current number of local council seats. PAS currently holds 67 seats across the 12 local councils in Selangor. The party's leadership has made it clear that they consider their existing allocation to be final and are not prepared to reduce this number to accommodate Amanah's request.
Decision on Concessions Left to PKR and DAP

PAS has explicitly stated that it is not their responsibility to provide seats for Amanah. Instead, Khairuddin Othman indicated that the onus is on PKR and DAP to decide how Amanah's request for local council representation can be met. This positions PAS as unwilling to be the party that sacrifices its seats, shifting the negotiation burden to its political partners.
Revised Seat Allocation Already Agreed Upon

The context of Amanah's request comes after PKR, DAP, and PAS had recently agreed to a revised allocation of local council seats. This previous agreement involved PKR relinquishing 17 seats. Under this revised plan, the distribution was set to change from the current 120 seats for PKR, 92 for DAP, and 67 for PAS, to 103 seats for PKR, 98 for DAP, and 78 for PAS, alongside the nine seats for the Orang Besar Daerah. Amanah's subsequent request for seats complicates this recently established arrangement.

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