State polls: Political parties busy setting dates to announce candidates

KUALA LUMPUR: With only nine days to go before the nomination day for the state polls in Selangor, Kedah, Penang, Kelantan, Terengganu and Negri Sembilan, political parties in the country are starting to set dates to announce their respective candidates to be fielded in the national political arena.

The country's two giant political alliances, Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional, working together for the first time under the unity government to secure people’s mandate in the polls are ready to announce their candidates, after going through a series of discussions.