KUALA LUMPUR: PKR central election committee chairman Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa says a total of 237 nominations have been received for various positions in the party's central leadership council as of noon on Friday (May 9).
She added that the nomination process for the election of PKR's top leadership was going smoothly.
"The committee is still receiving applications from members who wish to contest for central-level positions, including PKR Youth and Women's wings," she said.
The nomination process, which began at noon on Thursday (May 8), will end at 11.59 on Friday.
Earlier, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim confirmed that he had submitted his nomination and would defend the position of president.
However, the focus is now on the fight for the deputy president post, with vice president Nurul Izzah Anwar challenging incumbent Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli for the party's No. 2 position.
According to party sources, as of 3.30pm, no more nominations have been received for the deputy president post, while 11 nominations have been received for the vice president post.
So far, political secretary to the Finance Minister Muhammad Kamil Abdul Munim is the sole candidate for the position of PKR Youth chief, while PKR Women's wing chief Fadhlina Sidek is also the sole candidate to defend her position, the source said.
According to earlier announcements, the protest process is set to begin on May 11-12, followed by the protest appeal (May 13-14) and the withdrawal deadline (May 14) while the final list of candidates is on May 15 with the campaign period (May 15-22) and voting is on May 23.
The PKR national congress, including the Youth and Women's congresses, is scheduled to take place from May 21 to 24 in Johor Baru. – Bernama
