Warisan to field ex-leaders of MCA, PKR, Umno

 

Warisan president Shafie Apdal said he will name candidates for seats in Peninsular Malaysia on Nov 1.

TENOM: A former MCA president is among candidates to be fielded by Sabah-based Warisan in Peninsular Malaysia for the general election.

Warisan president Shafie Apdal said other former leaders and members of major parties such as MCA, PKR and Umno will contest the elections as Warisan candidates.

Shafie did not name the former MCA president. However, earlier today, former MCA president Ong Tee Keat had announced that he was joining Warisan.

“The candidate in Perlis is a former (member/leader) of Umno, I will announce the candidate in Wangsa Maju, a former (member/leader) of PKR. Everyone can join under Warisan,” he said when launching the party’s election machinery for the Tenom parliamentary seat here today.

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Shafie had said last week that Warisan would contest all 25 parliamentary seats in Sabah and one in Labuan. In addition, the party was identifying several seats in Johor, Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Kelantan, Selangor and Perak that Warisan might contest.

Shafie said he would announce the party’s West Malaysia candidates on Nov 1 and Nov 3 for Sabah candidates.

He said all parties contesting the general election, especially in Sabah, must give priority to the people’s issues and not just promise to give out election “candies”.

“Malaysians want life, jobs, (lower) prices of goods, also good schools and hospitals,” he said. - FMT