KUALA LUMPUR: More PKR divisions might need to conduct fresh elections after objections by party members are reviewed in the coming week, says Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa (pic).
The party's election committee chairman said some time is needed to wrap up its look at the divisional elections.
“There are some more. We will know, maybe within a week,” she said when met at the sidelines of the launch of the Warisan Kuala Lumpur initiative at Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) on Friday (April 25).
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“It will take some time because we have to look at all the objections... one by one,” added Dr Zaliha, who is Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories).
On Thursday (April 24), Dr Zaliha said the Selayang, Jempol and Silam divisions need to hold fresh elections and internal notices would be issued.
On Wednesday (April 23), PKR strategy director Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said he would lodge a formal protest with the party’s election committee over the results, which saw him lose his seat as Johor Baru division chief.
Several top candidates contesting in the party polls confirmed that they had submitted formal appeals to the election committee following concerns raised over the transparency of the results and the voting process.
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Several prominent figures, including ministers and MPs, lost in their respective divisions.
Among those who failed to retain or win posts were Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, who lost the Setiawangsa division chief post; Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Abdul Halim, who lost the contest for the Hang Tuah Jaya division deputy chief; Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Christina Liew who lost the Kota Kinabalu division chief post; and Deputy National Unity Minister K. Saraswathy, who lost the Bukit Bintang division chief contest.
Also defeated were Batu MP P. Prabakaran, Wangsa Maju MP Zahir Hassan, Ampang MP Rodziah Ismail and Sungai Siput MP S. Kesavan in their respective divisions.
