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PKR supports PAS to stand for Kuala Besut by- election

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KUALA LUMPUR, July 2- PKR will support PAS to put up its candidate to stand in the upcoming Kuala Besut state seat by-election.

PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali, met at the Parliament lobby here today, said this was agreed upon unanimously by the PKR leadership yesterday.

azmin-aliThis was in stark contrast to the statement by DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng yesterday, suggesting that Kuala Besut PAS boycott the by-election as a sign of protesting the Election Commission’s (EC) “dirty tactics” during the recent 13th General Election (GE).

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Commenting on Lim’s statement, Mohamed Azmin said: “That is a personal view and he will propose to the Pakatan Council…we will hear his reasons.”

The Kuala Besut by-election has to be called, following the death of its state assemblyman, Dr A. Rahman Mokhtar, 55, last Wednesday.

The EC will hold a special meeting on Friday (July 5) to set the date for the by-election.

In the recent GE, A. Rahman defeated Napisah Ismail from PAS with a 2,434-vote majority.

– BERNAMA