PETALING JAYA, Aug. 14 -- PAS Youth chief Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden has reportedly named five Perikatan Nasional (PN) leaders as its potential prime minister candidates for the 16th general election (GE16), but insisted that the Islamist party should lead the nation.

Free Malaysia Today cited him naming four leaders from his party PAS: Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang, Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, and Datuk Idris Ahmad as the candidates.

"Personally, I'd say PAS should lead, as they have the most MPs. But if you ask from PN's perspective, I'd say Hamzah," he reportedly said, referring to Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia's Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin.

The PN Youth chief cited the four PAS leaders' experience in...