Malaysia GE 15

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Bersatu’s Ronald Kiandee to clash with BN candidate in Beluran?

KOTA KINABALU: Bersatu’s Ronald Kiandee is slated to defend his Beluran seat despite Gabungan Rakyat Sabah’s electoral pact with Sabah Barisan Nasional for the general election (GE15).

A source close to the agriculture and food industries minister said Kiandee will file his nomination papers tomorrow.

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Noh Omar hints Tanjong Karang saga not over

PETALING JAYA: Selangor Umno chief Noh Omar has hinted that the saga over his candidacy in the Tanjong Karang parliamentary seat may not be over.

At a press conference, the former Tanjong Karang MP said whether or not he would remain loyal to Barisan Nasional would be revealed tomorrow at the nomination centre for the seat.

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Survey: BN trails Harapan closely in voter preference for GE15

BN trailed its rival Pakatan Harapan in a close second in voters’ preference in the 15th general election, a Merdeka Center survey has revealed.

The survey, conducted among 1,209 voters aged 18 showed that 26 percent of respondents preferred Harapan over BN’s 24, followed by Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) 13 percent.

However, those who said they had no preference or were unsure of who they would vote for formed the biggest group with 31 percent. Four percent refused to answer the survey question while 2 percent said they would vote for Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) or other parties. (Refer to the chart below)

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Ex-assemblyman quits DAP, to stand in Taiping as independent

TAIPING: Former Pokok Assam assemblyman Leow Thye Yih, who quit DAP yesterday, will defend his state seat and contest the Taiping parliamentary seat as an independent candidate.

According to China Press, Leow urged Taiping voters to support him and give him a chance to do more for the constituency.

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Bad choice? Will the Sheraton movers be haunted by regret?

WHERE are the Sheraton movers now? What are they doing come the 15th General Election (GE15)? We know that it’s main initiator, Datuk Seri Azmin Ali will be defending his Gombak constituency as a Bersatu candidate under the Perikatan Nasional coalition (PN), a move which this time around may see him lose his deposit to a stronger challenger, who is none other that PKR affiliated Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.

While incumbent Ampang MP Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin will defend her seat under Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) also aligned to Parti Gabungan Sarawak (GPS), Zuraida’s affiliation however may not be an issue for her as she has been a great and hardworking grassroots MP since 2008 when she first won the Ampang seat which she has since.

Ampang voters are much inclined to vote for the candidate of their choice rather than a new elected representative. Zuraida, who is known as “Ibu Bangsa Malaysia” despite some internal fiascos between her and PBM founder Larry Sng, can defend her seat well despite facing former colleague Rodziah Ismail from PKR.

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A vote for KJ is a vote for Zahid, Sivarasa tells voters

SUNGAI BULOH: Voting for Khairy Jamaluddin would essentially mean voting for Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, PKR’s R Sivarasa has warned his former constituents in Sungai Buloh.

“It’s irrelevant whether he’s a nice guy or a bad guy. It’s who he represents. When you vote for Khairy, you actually vote for Zahid,” the former Sungai Buloh MP told reporters.

Sivarasa, who was dropped by PKR over health reasons, was at the nomination centre for the Sungai Buloh seat to support the Pakatan Harapan candidate, R Ramanan.

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Praba disappointed by ‘selfish’ Tian Chua

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Batu MP P Prabakaran is disappointed with his predecessor Tian Chua for contesting the parliamentary seat as an independent candidate.

After arriving at the Batu nomination centre at 8.44am, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate accused Tian Chua of being selfish.

Tian Chua arrived at the nomination centre at SMK Sentul Utama earlier this morning.

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Muhyiddin faces 3-cornered fight in Pagoh

PAGOH: Former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin faces a three-cornered fight in his bid to retain the Pagoh seat for a sixth term.

Muhyiddin, who is also Perikatan Nasional chairman and Bersatu president, will be challenged by the Umno Supreme Council member Razali Ibrahim and Pakatan Harapan’s Iskandar Shah from PKR.

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Syed Saddiq trial won’t affect polls battle, says Muda co-founder

PEKAN NENAS: Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s corruption trial will not affect other candidates of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda), party co-founder Lim Wei Jiet said.

“Questions will be raised by the voters but it is our duty to explain to them,” he told FMT in an interview.

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GE15 nomination day: crowded Batu to see 10-cornered fight

KUALA LUMPUR – The candidate nomination for the 15th general election (GE15) is in full swing this morning for all 222 parliamentary seats and 59 state seats in Perak, 42 in Pahang, and 15 in Perlis – not forgetting the Bugaya state by-election in Sabah.

The submission period of the nomination papers is between 9am and 10am at 222 nomination centres and the campaign period is set for 14 days until 11.59pm on November 18.

However, the Meteorological Department has predicted a wet day in several locations in the peninsula, Sabah, and Sarawak today.

Rain is expected in the morning in some locations in Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Melaka, and Johor, as well as the interior of Sabah, Sandakan, Kudat, and Labuan.

Several locations in Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Negri Sembilan, Johor, Sabah's west coast, and Sarawak’s Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong and Kapit should also expect rain at night.

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