SEREMBAN: Perikatan Nasional, except Bersatu, will contest the 11 state seats left out of Barisan Nasional's Negri Sembilan line-up.
PAS will contest five seats, followed by Parti Wawasan Negara’s four, with Gerakan and the Malaysian Indian People’s Party contesting one each.
The seats are Klawang, Serting, Lobak, Sikamat, Ampangan, Bukit Kepayang, Mambau, Paroi, Lukut, Bagan Pinang and Gemas.
The announcement was made by Perikatan chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar at an event in Ampangan on Thursday (July 16) night
“They will all represent Perikatan and they will start an important move here in Negri Sembilan where we will be part of the state government,” said Ahmad Samsuri
Ahmad Samsuri said the candidates will not be known from the respective parties they came from.
“Instead, they will be Perikatan candidates,” he added.
Mohd Fairuz Mohd Isa will defend Serting as incumbent, Datuk Dr Mohd Rafie Ab Malek will contest Ampangan, PM Kumar in Lobak, Kamarol Rizuan Mohd Zain to defend Paroi, and Abdul Fatah Zakaria to defend Bagan Pinang.
Meanwhile, Danni Rais will contest in Klawang, former Melaka police chief Razali Abu Samah in Sikamat, Erik Michael in Mambau, Ridzuan Ahmad in Gemas, Lee Boon Shian in Bukit Kepayang and Sathes Kumar Nilameham in Lukut.
Wawasan president Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin said Perikatan’s decision to contest only 11 seats reflect the coalition’s agreement to a new political alignment.
He also urged the rakyat to trust in the Perikatan leadership, adding that the coalition was fighting for the country's future.
Malaysian Indian People’s Party (MIPP) president P. Punithan, meanwhile, urged Perikatan candidates to respect their opponents and not retaliate with hatred.
“Show the rakyat we can practice clean and principled politics,” he said.
