Talks on Kuala Kubu Baharu polls ‘went quite well’, says Saifuddin

 

PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the conclusions from tonight’s meeting would be presented at the Unity Government Consultative Council meeting. (Facebook pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: The unity secretariat meeting tonight discussed preparations to strengthen the machinery of parties within the unity government in preparation for next month’s Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election.

PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the conclusions from the meeting, which he chaired, would be presented at the Unity Government Consultative Council meeting.

The Unity Government Consultative Council meeting will be chaired by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is also PKR president.

“The discussion tonight went quite well and harmoniously, and it is part of an understanding that is ‘intact, compact and functioning’,” he said in a Facebook post tonight.

The meeting was also attended by PKR information chief Fahmi Fadzil, Umno vice-president Khaled Nordin, Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, Wanita Amanah chief Aiman Athirah Sabu and DAP deputy secretary-general Liew Chin Tong.

The Election Commission has set May 11 as polling day, while nomination and early voting will be on April 27 and May 7 respectively.

The Kuala Kubu Baharu state seat became vacant following the death of its incumbent, Lee Kee Hiong, 58, from DAP on March 21. - FMT