The Election Commission (EC) is yet to be notified of the Terengganu Election Court's decision regarding the vacancy of the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat, said its secretary Ikmalrudin Ishak.
"We haven't received anything officially yet," he told Bernama when asked if the EC had received a notice of the seat vacancy from the court.
On June 27, the Terengganu Election Court annulled the victory of Kuala Terengganu, Member of Parliament Ahmad Amzad Hashim, who represented PAS in the 15th General Election (GE15).
Judge Mohd Firuz Jaffril, in his judgement, said BN candidate Mohd Zubir Embong, who filed an election petition to challenge Ahmad Amzad's victory, had succeeded in proving that corruption had taken place intending to influence voters in GE15.
Yesterday, lawyer Wan Rohimi Wan Daud, who represented Ahmad Amzad, said PAS will not submit an appeal against the outcome of the election petition for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat, which means a by-election will be held.
In GE15, Ahmad Amzad won the Kuala Terengganu seat with a majority of 40,907 votes after defeating three other challengers, including Mohd Zubir.
- Bernama
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