Malaysia – On May 13, the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) 2022 elections began, with 11,282 candidates fighting for posts in divisions, wings, and the central leadership. In-person voting began yesterday in Kelantan and Terengganu, according to PKR Election Committee (JPP) head Zaliha Mustafa. It will take place in the Malaysian states of Kedah and Johor. “In-person voting will take place …

Malaysia – Despite her apparent alliance with Rafizi Ramli, who is running for PKR vice president alongside him, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail stated that he had no animosity towards Nurul Izzah Anwar. Instead, Saifuddin said that the Permatang Pauh MP and daughter of PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would always be considered family. Saifuddin said in an interview …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, the PKR secretary-general, stated his predecessor Rafizi Ramli should not be frightened to communicate his views to the party as previously since his former opponent, Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, was no longer present to discredit them. Rafizi, whom Saifuddin will face in the PKR deputy presidency election, should feel free to pitch ideas …

Malaysia – Following voter objections, PKR party election committee chairman Zaliha Mustafa stated that a number of candidates for the key leadership, including the position of vice president, may not be able to run for the PKR election for the term 2022/2023. According to a report, Zaliha claimed that the committee has obtained 50 non-official objections through the ADIL application …

Malaysia – Two potential PKR candidates reported that their names were absent from the party’s membership list. A. Vethamoorthy, who had intended to vie for the position of PKR chairman in Sungai Siput, claimed he was unable to file his candidacy after learning that he was no longer a member of the party. Since 2013, Vethamoorthy has been a member …

Malaysia – According to PKR secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, the party’s weak performance in the state elections between 2020 and 2022 would be on the topic at the party’s National Congress, which is likely to take place in June. According to him, the sequence of setbacks prompted changes to their methods, narrative to the public, election instruments training, …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, the PKR secretary-general, claimed the party has kicked off 11,000 members who were proven to have supported previous party leaders implicated in the Sheraton Move, which destroyed the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government just 22 months after it won Putrajaya. Saifuddin added during a livestream interview that PKR‘s disciplinary board had worked around the …

Malaysia – Rafizi Ramli, a former vice-president of the PKR, has expressed his desire to return to politics, and the party’s president, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, said he would welcome him back if he chose to do so. Rafizi, as a member of the PKR and as a Malaysian citizen, has the authority to make whatever choice he desires, particularly …

Malaysia – Former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin’s motion to strike out a lawsuit filed against her by the party for breaching the party bond has been dismissed by the High Court. After discovering that there were matters that could be tried in the suit filed by PKR secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail on September 28, 2020 …

The Pakatan Harapan (PH) Presidential Council demanded the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to examine allegations that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin attempted to purchase the support of seven MPs. The PH presidential council stated that such an obvious attempt to “buy” support required strong action by the MACC, citing previous cases involving Opposition MPs. The council said in a …