Despite the dissolution of Parliament to make way for the 15th general election (GE15), incumbent Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin’s fate on where he would be fielded remains a mystery.
Speaking to the press this afternoon, Khairy stressed that the Umno leadership will decide on the matter and he will abide by the party’s decision.
“I will obey party decisions, whether I’ll be fielded or not. And if I’m contesting, (I will accept) where I will be (fielded),” he said after launching a book titled ‘An Overview of Disaster Life Support in Disaster Management’ at World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur.
“We must have faith in the party leadership. If not, there will be a lot of confusion,” he added.
Asked if the Umno leadership had hinted at his potential “battleground”, Khairy said he’s leaving the matter to the party.
“I’m sure they will decide very soon”.
In September, Khairy announced that he would not defend the Rembau parliamentary seat, which he has held since 2008, to make way for Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan to contest there for GE15.
For the record, Khairy has defended the Rembau seat for three terms.
In GE14, he won the parliamentary seat, defeating his contenders from PAS and PKR by garnering 36,096 votes.
Yesterday, Khairy reiterated that it is up to Umno’s top leadership to make the call as he is a party man and will be open to contesting in any constituency in Negeri Sembilan or Klang Valley.
This is despite receiving seat offers from many local leaders as well as rumours that he would contest in Alor Setar, Kedah and Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. - Mkini
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