KUALA LUMPUR: Member of Parliament Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has conceded defeat in the battle to become deputy president for Malaysia’s opposition party Parti Keadilan Rakyat , congratulating his opponent Rafizi Ramli in a Facebook post on Sunday night .
At around 9.30pm on Sunday , local media outlet The Star reported that Mr Rafizi had"an unassailable lead" over Mr Saifuddin. In one instance, Mr Saifuddin referred to Mr Rafizi’s decision to take a break from politics in 2019 as “exaggerated”. The fight for Mr Anwar’s No 2 post is being closely watched as it will affect both the party’s direction and PKR’s relationship with other parties for the 15th general election .
In a video of him campaigning with party grassroots in Ipoh, Perak, on Apr 25, Mr Rafizi had said the party election was also a referendum for the grassroots on whether to choose the negotiation or fighting route. The post had previously been held in the last three PKR polls by Gombak MP Azmin Ali, who defected in a political manoeuvre known as the “Sheraton Move” in February 2020.
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