State polls: Ahmad Faizal admits initial dispute over Lau’s Bayan Lepas candidacy

IPOH: Bersatu has admitted that there had been some dispute over the decision to nominate Perikatan Nasional deputy chairman Datuk Dr Dominic Lau to be the candidate for the Bayan Lepas seat in the Penang state election.

Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu, however, said that Lau’s candidacy would not have a negative impact on Perikatan, and expressed confidence that the majority of the Malay electorate there would vote for him.