Crisis brewing in PKR over candidate list for GE14: Report
PETALNG JAYA: A crisis is brewing in Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) over the election candidates for Selangor with names proposed by party deputy president Azmin Ali being dropped off the list.
It is learnt that up to eight names put forward by the Selangor Mentri Besar have been rejected by president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
A delegation led by PKR Wanita chief Zuraidah Kamaruddin arrived at Dr Wan Azizah's residence in Segambut, which PKR circles refer to as "Istana Segambut", at 8am yesterday to discuss the matter.
It is understood that Ms Zuraidah is appealing to Dr Wan Azizah to rethink the candidate list.
DROPPED
The incumbent assemblymen dropped were Mr Yaakob Sapari (Kota Anggerik), Ms Hanizah Mohd Talha (Taman Medan) and Ms Gan Pei Nie (Rawang).
Three other names put up by Mr Azmin were also reportedly rejected.
They include his press aide Hilman Idham, who was proposed for the Gombak Setia state seat, and Mr Azmin's trusted aide Khaled Jaafar, who was proposed for the Hulu Selangor parliamentary seat.
Another Azmin ally, Mr Mohd Razlan Jalaluddin, the coordinator for Kota Damansara, was also rejected as a candidate.
The delegation led by Ms Zuraidah included Ms Hanizah, Ms Gan and PJ Selatan MP Hee Loy Sian, personalities with whom Dr Wan Azizah has a good relationship with.
It is learnt that Dr Wan Azizah has agreed to meet with Mr Azmin to further discuss the matter.
The tug-of-war over candidates is a continuation of the two camps in PKR, one led by Mr Azmin and the other by vice-president Rafizi Ramli, who is aligned to Dr Wan Azizah.
Pakatan Harapan is scheduled to announce its candidates at a gathering in Sungai Besar tonight. - THE STAR
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