Pn To Field Candidate From Bersatu In Mahkota
Perikatan Nasional will field a candidate from Bersatu for the Mahkota by-election.
(NST) – Pas secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said PN Mahkota by-election director Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali is expected to announce the name a week before nomination day.
He said PN has agreed to allow the party that previously contested in Mahkota, to field its candidate in the Sept 28 by-election.
“Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) will field its candidate to represent PN to contest in the Mahkota by-election.
“The party’s leaders will hold its final meeting on the shortlist (of the name) first before announcing who will be PN’s candidate for Mahkota by-election,” he said.
Azmin who is Bersatu supreme council was reported to have said that the Perikatan Nasional candidate for the Mahkota by-election will be announced a week earlier than nomination day.
He said this would allow the candidate to become familiar to voters and start engaging with as many people as possible in the constituency ahead of time.
So far, he said three names have been submitted to PN chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
The Election Commission has fixed Sept 28 for the Mahkota by-election, following the death of its incumbent, Datuk Sharifah Azizah Syed Zin on Aug 2.
EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun had said that the dates for the nomination of candidates and early voting were set for Sept 14 and 24 respectively.
In the Johor state election held in March 2022, Sharifah Azizah who was a Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate won the Mahkota state assembly seat with 16,611 votes and recorded a majority of 5,166.
She defeated the Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate, Taqiuddin Cheman who obtained 11,445 votes.
Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate Mohamad Nor Lingan received 7,614 votes while Warisan candidate Mohamed Noor Suleiman polled 555 votes.
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