"As a lawyer, we know that when someone comes out from prison, his status for life is a convict. So do we want someone like this to be prime minister?"

- PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan

COMMENT | PAS’ ploy to move a vote of confidence in the old maverick is a good strategic move to demonstrate yet again that Pakatan Harapan is in complete shambles when it comes to the issue of succession, not to mention most of its policy initiates.

Of course, whether it gets to the floor for a vote is a whole separate issue. But it does make for good political theatre...