PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has dismissed a poll by Invoke Centre for Policy Initiative (I-CPI) that predicated the party would be completely wiped out in the next general election if there were three-cornered fights.

Hadi claimed the survey of 104,340 respondents was only done "at the desk" while PAS actually went to the ground to evaluate voters' sentiments.

"We have a more detailed survey. We have a big machinery, we have branches nationwide. They don't.

"I don't know what their source is. Our source is from our branches nationwide and we have 7,000 of them... They only conduct surveys at a desk.

"They can make their own simulation, we will do ours," he said.

According to the survey by Invoke, which was founded by PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli, the Islamist party was likely to lose all its seats in a three-cornered fight regardless of whether the simulation was an optimistic or pessimistic one.

Hadi also said PAS was prepared to hold negotiations with other opposition parties, except Parti Amanah Negara, to avoid clashes in the opposition.

Asked if this meant that PAS was no longer snubbing DAP, the Marang MP was vague in his response stating: "You should ask DAP, they kicked PAS out (of Pakatan Rakyat), not us".

However, Hadi said PAS was not prepared for full-fledged cooperation with other opposition parties, citing DAP being "chauvinistic" and Amanah being "opportunistic".

As for Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, Hadi said the party was still evaluating the possible cooperation.

"PAS needs to consider how beneficial or detrimental it will be to us. PAS has its own considerations.

"Nothing is permanent in politics. Friends can become foes and foes can become friends," he said.

Hadi said any parties that wanted to cooperate with PAS had to abide by PAS' methods.

"We are the oldest party in the opposition. We have experienced the ups and downs. The other parties have not.

"That is why the others cannot teach us politics. We are more matured. They need to follow PAS if they want to cooperate," he said.

Hadi said unlike DAP and Amanah, which had the sole aim of replacing the federal government, PAS wanted the federal government to be replaced by the right people.

"We don't just want change. We want change but with the right leaders who adhere to Islam. This distinguishes us from them," he said.