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PKR veep race: Shamsul Iskandar submits name at 11th hour

KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin is the last candidate to throw in his hat for PKR’s crowded vice-president race.

The party’s information chief submitted his nomination at 11.46pm last night – 13 minutes before nominations closed at 11.59pm.

His candidacy was seconded by Selangor executive councillor Borhan Aman Shah and Pahang PKR deputy chairman Rizal Jamin.

Shamsul became the 18th and final candidate for the vice-president race.

Asked about the last-minute inclusion, Shamsul said the vice-president post comes with the heavy responsibility of supporting the president and deputy president in anchoring the party.

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