JOHOR POLLS | PKR has formally announced that former education minister Maszlee Malik will contest into the state seat of Layang-Layang during its unveiling of the party's candidates for southern Johor.
Layang-layang is one of two state seats in Simpang Renggam of which Maszlee is also the MP. He has been touted as a possible menteri besar candidate.
Maszlee was the only candidate PKR president Anwar Ibrahim announced for the central region.
Anwar said the remaining candidates for the region won't be announced today as another two to three days were needed.
He said the announcement for the eastern region later tonight was also postponed.
"For the rest - east and central, let there be some suspense so people will work harder," he told party members at an event held at PKR Rengit command centre to announce candidates for the central region.
The announcement for Maszlee's candidacy was initially scheduled for this morning, where Anwar also unveiled the five candidates for the southern region.
However, Maszlee's announcement was postponed to serve as a filler for the latest event following the decision not to announce any other candidates for the central region.
Yesterday, Johor PKR had issued an invitation saying that all 20 candidates will be unveiled.
However, last-minute changes threw a spanner in the works.
Anwar was also initially expected to announce the candidates for the northern region later tonight.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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