PKR to name GE15 candidates by Oct 19

 

PKR president Anwar Ibrahim (right) and deputy president Rafizi Ramli at the party’s congress in July.

PETALING JAYA: PKR will name its candidates for the coming general election (GE15) by Oct 19, said deputy president Rafizi Ramli.

Rafizi said a committee headed by himself and the party’s vice-presidents will decide on a shortlist of candidates.

“The committee’s secretariat is now filtering the list of potential candidates,” he said in a statement today.

On Oct 6, PKR announced that it would allow all Malaysians to offer themselves as candidates in GE15.

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Rafizi said that as of 10am today, 1,673 people have signed up for a chance to stand in the elections.

He said the candidates would be evaluated on five aspects – their seniority in the party (30%), the strength of their machinery (20%), education and expertise (20%), contribution to the community (20%) and social media reach (10%).

He said the credibility, diversity and professional expertise of candidates would set the party aside from the rest of the competition. - FMT