PETALING JAYA: Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) will contest 15 seats in the upcoming Johor state election.
Its leaders Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Ahmad said in a statement on Monday (June 22) that the seats were selected based on several factors.
Among them are the background and voting tendencies of electorates which were based on the findings of surveys and data collected over the past six months, responses the party has received based on membership figures, the suitability of candidates, as well as the party’s capacity to campaign effectively in the chosen constituencies.
Rafizi and Nik Nazmi said the Johor state election is not merely a contest for seats and political positions but an opportunity to pioneer a political culture that is more focused on solving the people’s problems and securing a better future for the nation and its citizens.
Bukit Batu, which was won by PKR in the last election, is one of the seats which Bersama will be contesting.
Aside from Bukit Batu, Bersama will contest in Bukit Naning, Mahkota, Tiram, Puteri Wangsa, Johor Jaya, Permas, Larkin, Stulang, Perling, Kempas, Skudai, Kota Iskandar, Bukit Permai and Senai.
Johor Jaya, Stulang, Perling, Skudai and Senai were held by DAP while Muda won Puteri Wangsa in the last election.
The remaining seats were held by Barisan Nasional.
"Bersama’s candidates will be announced this Friday at 8pm in Johor Bahru in conjunction with the launch of the Kancil truck. The launch venue will be announced in due course," said Rafizi and Nik Nazmi.
They also announced that their integrated campaign system will be launched on Tuesday (June 23).
"Bersama aims to pioneer a modern election campaign model that does not require excessive campaign expenditure by mobilising as many members and members of the public as possible from across Malaysia to support Bersama’s campaign in these 15 constituencies on a voluntary basis," they said.
On May 17, Rafizi and Nik Nazmi announced that they were leaving PKR to join Bersama, a party that was officially registered in December 2016.
Nominations will be held on June 27 while polling day has been set for July 11.
