Analysts: Samsuri for PM a GE16 tactic or by-election gimmick?

Pitching PAS vice-president Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar as a future prime minister candidate can be an attempt by the party to woo non-Muslim voters ahead of the next general polls, according to a political analyst.

Jeniri Amir, who is a Malaysian Council of Professors senior fellow, said PAS needs someone like the Terengganu menteri besar to address issues with the party’s image, where it has always been perceived as extreme.

“I think it is because of...