IPOH: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is open to suggestions for him to contest the Tambun parliamentary seat in the 15th General Election (GE15).
The Port Dickson Member of Parliament said the proposal had been made to him but he has not decided on this yet as the party’s focus now is on the number of seats to be contested and the PKR election machinery.
“What do you think? If you say I can, I will think about it. That is a suggestion that I am considering.
“The PKR Tambun branch has suggested this, but I have not decided on it while my friends in Port Dickson are appealing for me to remain there,” he told a news conference after the Perak PKR Leadership Council (MPN) meeting.
It was previously reported that Tambun PKR branch chief Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad wanted to make way for Anwar to contest the Tambun parliamentary and this was agreed upon through the branch annual general meeting.
On the seats and candidates for Perak PKR in GE15, Anwar said this would be discussed at the party’s Presidential Council meeting.
Earlier, he said that today’s meeting also agreed to appoint Tanjung Malim MP and PKR vice-president Chang Lih Kang as Perak MPN chairman. — Bernama
