KUANTAN: Perikatan Nasional has decided not to field any candidates for the Kinabatangan parliamentary and the Lamag state by-elections, says Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.
The PAS deputy president, when met after the Pahang State Legislative Assembly sitting at Wisma Sri Pahang here on Wednesday (Dec 10), said this was decided during the Perikatan supreme council meeting in Kuala Lumpur o (Dec 9).
On Tuesday, Election Commission (EC) secretary Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus said it would hold a special meeting to determine the key dates for the Kinabatangan parliamentary and the Lamag state by-elections on Dec 16.
This is due to the unexpected vacancies for both seats following the death of incumbent Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin.
Bung Moktar passed away on Dec 5, less than a week after being elected as the Lamag state assemblyman for a second term. He was 66.
In the 17th Sabah Election, Bung Moktar, who was also the Sabah Barisan Nasional chairman, retained his Lamag state seat with a majority of 153 votes in a six-cornered fight.
He was elected Kinabatangan MP after winning the seat during the 10th General Election in November 1999, and served for six consecutive terms. – Bernama
