PETALING JAYA: Former economic affairs minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli says he might not be contesting in the 16th General Election (GE16).
"There is a possibility that I will not run in GE16. I had resigned even as a minister, let alone contesting for the general election," Rafizi said when asked if he is considering defending his Pandan parliamentary seat during his "Yang Berhenti Menteri" podcast.
Rafizi said instead, he would focus on his entrepreneurial endeavours.
"I want to focus on building a social enterprise network because my experience in the past seven to eight years outside of politics has been the most productive time," he said.
His lawyer Faizal Rahman who was also present during the session asked if Rafizi was interested in being active in PKR again.
In the same session, Rafizi appeared to be discouraged by the "culture" that occurred during the 2025 PKR election, but he did not specifically state which culture he meant.
"Even if I was given the red carpet to contest again, invited to be deputy president, I do not want to be 'bitten' a second time.
"I am not convinced that there is the ability in a short period of time to clean up that culture," he added.
Rafizi was defeated in his bid to defend the deputy president's position by Nurul Izzah Anwar during the party elections in May.
He then announced his resignation from the Cabinet effective June 17.
