KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 21 -- PAS has confirmed it has put forward only one name for the post of Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman, with the coalition expected to settle the matter at a supreme council meeting tomorrow.

PAS Youth chief Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden told New Straits Times that, to his knowledge, the party had submitted "only one candidate", and expressed hope that the meeting at the party's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur would take place smoothly.

"InsyaAllah, in the spirit of Ramadan, I expect the meeting to proceed harmoniously," said Afnan, who also serves as PN Youth chief.

The leadership vacancy follows Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's resignation on January 1.

While PAS appears to have decided on a single nominee, its coalition ...