JOHOR BARU: A total of 32,030 delegates will be casting their votes on Friday (May 23) to elect 75 officer bearers for the 2025 - 2028 term, says PKR central election committee chairman Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
She said 9,029 delegates would cast their votes physically, while the remaining would vote online.
Dr Zahila said that 251 candidates were vying for 75 positions in the party elections, which would be held between 8am and 5pm.
“There are two voting centres in Johor and also in Sabah and Sarawak,” she said during a special media briefing here on Thursday (May 22).
She added that the delegates would vote to elect members of the Central Leadership Council (MPP), the Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) Leadership Council and the Wanita Leadership Council.
Dr Zaliha said the nominations include 104 candidates for the MPP, 85 for the youth wing and 62 for the women’s wing.
When asked about the candidates' campaigning, she said they have issued warnings, including removing some campaign banners at the voting centres.
The party’s nomination process saw Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim returned unopposed as president, while the deputy president post would witness a straight fight between Nurul Izzah Anwar and incumbent Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli, who is also Minister of Economy.
Twelve individuals submitted their nominations for the vice-president posts, including four incumbents: Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad; Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang; Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun; and Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.
In addition, the political secretary to Finance Minister Muhammad Kamil Abdul Munim was the sole candidate for the position of AMK chief, while the PKR Wanita chief post was a one-on-one clash between Fadhlina Sidek, who is also the Education Minister, and Ampang MP Rodziah Ismail.
The PKR National Congress, including the AMK and Wanita Congress, is scheduled from May 22 to 24.
