It's nomination day for the six state elections.
There are 245 seats up for grabs as the Pakatan Harapan-BN pact takes on Perikatan Nasional.
We will bring you reports from the ground time to time.
Suee Lim, PN rival arrives in Sekinchan
8:59am: Sekinchan, Selangor - Harapan candidate Ng Suee Lim and PN candidate Goh Gaik Meng both arrive nomination station.
Supporters from both sides were loudly chanting their respective slogans.
Harapan, BN supporters gather in Hulu Selangor
8.45am: Hulu Selangor, Selangor - Some 100 Harapan and BN supporters carrying red and blue party flags rally near the nomination centre for Hulu Bernam, Kuala Kubu Bharu and Batang Kali state seats at the Hulu Selangor Sports Complex.
Gerakan’s Lau arrives at nomination centre
8.40am: Bayan Lepas, Penang - Gerakan president Dominic Lau reaches the nomination centre, smiling and waving to the media.
He is trailed by a group of Gerakan and PN supporters, carrying cardboard cutouts of Lau in a show of support.
It is unclear if there are any local PAS members - who have threatened to boycott Lau - are among the supporters donning PN clothes.
Feels weird working with BN, says DAP member
8:50am: Sungai Panjang, Selangor - Most of the supporters are seen wearing blue BN T-shirts provided by the organiser, while some wearing Harapan’s red T-shirts.
A Sungai Besar DAP veteran member, only known as Chia lamented that he can't wear DAP T-shirt for the marching, but feel "weird" to wear the BN T-shirt.
He feels awkward when he greets Umno members who used to be on the opposite side.
"When we met (Sungai Besar Umno chief) Jamal Yunus last night, he tapped on my shoulder and said, 'we used to fight, but now we are brothers (abang adik)'."
He explains the weird feelings came from the intense fights over votes in previous elections, but he believes the relationship between the two camps is slowly building up.
PN’s candidates and anti-LGBT rhetoric
8.47am: Pasir Mas, Kelantan - PN's candidates in Pasir Mas - Rozi Muhamad (Tendong) Mohamad Nasrif Daud (Pengkalan Pasir), and Mohd Nassuruddin Daud (Meranti) - arrive with a large group of supporters.
The trio, all from PAS, join the crowd in chanting, Allahuakbar.
The group also shouts "Tolak LGBT" (Reject LGBT).
PN’s Sungai Besar aspirant arrives with PAS
8:45am: Sekinchan, Selangor - PN candidate Goh Gaik Meng and about 70 supporters gather in front of the religious school to pray and prepare to depart for the nomination station.
PAS members also came to support Goh.
Harapan-BN’s candidate for Jeneri arrives
8.37am: Sik, Kedah - BN’s candidate for Jeneri Muhamad Khizri Abu Kassim arrives at the Sik land and district office with a sea of red and blue trailing him.
Khizri is expected to face caretaker menteri besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.
Muhyiddin arrives in Gombak
8.30am: Gombak, Selangor - PN chief Muhyiddin Yassin accompanies PN's candidates in Gombak.
The candidates are Azmin Ali (Hulu Kelang), Hilman Idham (Gombak Setia) and Muhammad Hanif Jamaluddin (Sungai Tua)
PN candidates sing “Hoi Ya Hoi” - the Harapan GE15 campaign song they have co-opted - as they march towards SMK Sungai Pusu.
Tiong arrives to back caretaker Penang CM
8.26am: Tanjong, Penang - Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Tiong King Sing is in town to show support for caretaker Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow.
Also accompanying Chow to the Dewan Sri Pinang nomination centre is Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Ying.
Chow is looking for a fourth term as Padang Kota assemblyperson.
Calm at SMK Sungai Pusu
8.25am: Gombak, Selangor - All is calm at the SMK Sungai Pusu nomination centre.
Supporters from both Harapan-BN and PN have been gathering outside the building since 7am.
The media is awaiting the arrival of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim who will be showing support for the Madani coalition's candidates.
All is well in Bayan Lepas
8.18am: Bayan Lepas, Penang - Incumbent Bayan Lepas assemblyperson Azrul Mahathir Aziz from Amanah reaches the nomination centre.
Many supporters are wearing red Pakatan Harapan T-shirts in support of the candidate
Supporters gather in Sungai Besar
8.03am: Sungai Panjang, Selangor - Supporters of BN and Pakatan Harapan are gathering in the Sungai Besar Umno division before walking to the nomination centre.
Sungai Besar Umno division chief Jamal Md Yunos is expected to be here to endorse the party’s candidate, Mohd Imran Tamrin.
The supporters received free T-shirts, breakfast and a voucher after registering using their IC.
7.30am: Over 500 candidates are expected to submit their nomination papers to contest 245 state seats up for grabs in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Kedah, Terengganu and Kelantan, and one parliamentary by-election in Kuala Terengganu.
The six state elections followed Perlis, Perak and Pahang which had their state polls held concurrently with the 15th general elections in November last year.
Meanwhile, Sabah, Sarawak, Malacca and Johor already had their state elections between 2020 and last year.
Unlike in GE15, this would be the first time for Pakatan Harapan and BN working together as a part of the federal government - facing off against PAS, Bersatu and Gerakan of the Perikatan Nasional coalition.
Other parties that had announced their candidates include Muda and PSM, that has formed an electoral pact.
Nominations will be open from 9am to 10am, after which, official campaigns will start for 14 days until the stroke of midnight on Aug 11.
The following day, Aug 12, Malaysians would cast their ballots. - Mkini
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