KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 -- PAS has rejected claims it wants Larut MP Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin to remain Opposition Leader, insisting instead that it will take over the post and name a replacement soon despite a delay in announcing its candidate.

The party said it remained firm on assuming the role, with an announcement expected before the next Dewan Rakyat sitting.

PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man told Mingguan Malaysia in an interview published today that the party had already made clear its intention to take over the position, adding that a successor to Hamzah would be unveiled ahead of the upcoming parliamentary session.

"We have stated that PAS will take over the position of Opposition Leader, and it will ...