Malaysia GE 15

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Johor Pakatan to finalise GE15 candidates on Nov 3: Dzulkefly

ISKANDAR PUTERI – Johor Pakatan Harapan (PH) would announce its candidates for the state’s 26 parliamentary seats for the upcoming 15th general election (GE15) on November 3, said Johor Amanah deputy chairman Dzulkefly Ahmad. 

“We have completed the distribution of seats and we’ll leave it to the wisdom of our party leaders in determining the candidates as the GE15 is a rather critical one.

“All the parties had the experience of being part of the government. Winnable candidates are also a factor in ensuring victory,” he told reporters after attending a briefing on the training for GE15 political party workers in Johor at the Iskandar Puteri City Council building, here, today.

 Asked whether Amanah deputy president Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub would be defending the Pulai parliamentary seat which he won in 2018, Dzulkefly said it was a usual practice for the party to choose again a candidate in the following election.

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GE15: I’ll defend Gombak seat, Azmin confirms

KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali has confirmed that he will defend the parliamentary seat in Gombak in the upcoming general elections (GE15).

According to The Vibes’ Bahasa Malaysia sister publication Getaran, the caretaker international trade and industry minister said he was ready to continue serving and making contributions to the people in the constituency for the next term.

“Gombak is open to anyone who wants to offer their service and I leave it to the people of Gombak to make the right and responsible decision (in GE15).”

“...Having lived in Gombak for a long time, they (voters) recognise me, and know about my service and contributions.

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It’s back to law practice and business for Nazri

PETALING JAYA: Nazri Aziz, Umno’s maverick politician who has decided not to contest in the Nov 19 general election, will go back to his law practice and run a business now that he is no longer active in politics.

However, the six-term MP who has held several ministerial positions over the last 30 years, will continue to be a member of Umno. “This is in my blood,” he told FMT.

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Enough room for Muda in PH, says Hannah

PETALING JAYA: A DAP leader has backed Muda’s bid to join Pakatan Harapan (PH), saying there is enough room for it and other like-minded parties in the coalition.

Hannah Yeoh, DAP’s assistant publicity secretary, said it was good that PH and Muda were on the verge of sealing an electoral pact for the next general election. Supporters wanted to see a united opposition, she told FMT.

“In politics, you will always have new players and I think that’s a good thing for Malaysian politics,” she said.

“If we share the same values, there is no need for us to run each other down just because Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman uses a different logo from mine.”

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GE15: PKR to announce high-profile candidates today

KUALA LUMPUR – PKR is set to reveal its list of high-profile candidates contesting in the upcoming general election (GE15) at a special press conference this afternoon. 

Party deputy president Rafizi Ramli said the announcement will be jointly made by him and president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Apart from the prominent election candidates, Rafizi said PKR will also be announcing candidates comprising “figures from various backgrounds” who will contest in GE15.

The presser will be held at 2pm at the PKR headquarters in Merchant Square, Petaling Jaya, and will be broadcast live on Facebook.

To date, Anwar is the sole PKR leader who has officially confirmed the seat he will be contesting in the coming polls.

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DAP picks Young Syefura for Bentong parliamentary seat

KUALA LUMPUR – DAP has announced its parliamentary candidates for seats in Pahang for the upcoming general election (GE15).

Party secretary-general Anthony Loke made the announcement at DAP headquarters here today regarding four federal seats, out of Pahang’s total 14. 
The candidates are:

Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji – Lipis
Chiong Yoke Kong – Cameron Highlands
Chow Yew Wei – Raub
Young Syefura Othman – Bentong

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GE15: analysts mull Anwar’s advantages, challenges in Tambun

KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s bid for the Tambun parliamentary seat is a single, strategic move that sends several messages to Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) opponents in the 15th general election (GE15), political observers say.

It shows that the opposition leader is firm at the battle frontlines, “sticking out his neck” in a difficult constituency, which has been an Umno stronghold until 2018.

Although Anwar had long kept to his safe seat of Permatang Pauh for most of his electoral history, he is now leading the charge on new ground.

Standing in Tambun is also a message to “traitors” who quit PH in the 2020 Sheraton Move, leading to the elected government’s collapse. Tambun incumbent Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu is deputy president of Bersatu, which led the 2020 defections from PH under Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

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Nik Omar to contest for PH in Perak

PETALING JAYA: Nik Omar Nik Abdul Aziz, the son of a former PAS spiritual leader, will contest for Pakatan Harapan (PH) in Perak, the coalition’s chairman Anwar Ibrahim has announced.

Nik Omar is the second child of former PAS leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.

Anwar also said former Lembaga Zakat Selangor (LZS) CEO Saipolyazan Mat Yusop will contest for PH in Perak.

The pair were among seven candidates announced by Anwar at PKR’s headquarters here. He did not state if they would be contesting for PKR or other PH component parties.

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Amirudin to stand in Gombak?

PETALING JAYA: Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari is likely to contest the Gombak parliamentary seat in the coming 15th general election, according to two PKR leaders in the know.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, one of the leaders expressed confidence that Amirudin would be “in Parliament” in the near future.

“He is capable and has the track record to prove it, from the time he was an assemblyman in 2008 to him serving as an executive councillor and now menteri besar of the state,” the source said.

According to the source, the division is also unanimous in nominating Amirudin as a candidate for Gombak.

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Can Azmin still wow the hearts of Gombak voters?

DOES Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali still have the support of his constituents in Gombak now that he has expressed his desire to defend his incumbent Gombak parliamentary seat after his move to Perikatan Nasional (PN)?

Gombak has always been a Pakatan Harapan (PH) stronghold as Azmin has served for three consecutive terms as its MP, whilst having the Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari as Sungai Tua assemblyman.

Have the hearts of the Gombakians changed after Azmin who the last time had received 75,113 votes with a 48,721 vote majority, the highest during the 14th general election (GE14) in 2018 which was also the driving factor to lead the Opposition coalition to victory?

Azmin in announcing his candidacy is expected to contest under the Bersatu ticket stating he would leave it to the people of Gombak to make the “right and responsible” decision adding that it was a democratic process to elect a representative for the constituency.

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