Amirudin for Gombak, in likely clash with Azmin

 

Amirudin Shari of PKR, who is Selangor menteri besar, has been named to contest the Gombak parliamentary seat.

PETALING JAYA: Amirudin Shari, who is Selangor menteri besar, will contest the Gombak parliamentary seat for PKR at the general election and is likely to clash with Azmin Ali, who recently indicated that he would defend the seat.

He was among the election candidates named by PKR tonight.

Azmin has served as Gombak MP for three terms. In 2018, Azmin, then PKR deputy president, won with a 48,721 vote majority. However, he led 10 MPs from PKR to defect to Bersatu in March 2020 in what has come to be known as the Sheraton Move.

Last month, PKR president Anwar Ibrahim said the party would go all-out to reclaim constituencies from those who won under its ticket prior to jumping ship.

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Gombak PKR treasurer Zainol Abidin Mohamed previously said fielding Amirudin in Gombak would be a wise choice by Pakatan Harapan.

Gombak voters have always backed PH and the then opposition coalition, Pakatan Rakyat, since 2008, he said. “Gombak is a PH stronghold. And Amirudin would be a perfect choice to help reverse the betrayal from the Sheraton Move.” - FMT