Malaysia

Rafizi given warning over ‘cai’ list announcement

Election committee chairman Dr Zaliha Mustafa said Rafizi’s move to issue “cai” was in violation of the party’s 2025 election guidelines.

Updated 1 year ago · Published on 22 May 2025 3:59PM

Rafizi given warning over ‘cai’ list announcement
Dr Zaliha said Rafizi’s “public and aggressive” announcement on Facebook amounted to group campaigning - May 22, 2025

The PKR election committee has issued a stern warning to the party’s incumbent deputy president, Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli, following the announcement of his preferred candidates’ line-up (commonly known as ‘cai’) ahead of the election on Friday.

Election committee chairman Dr Zaliha Mustafa said Rafizi’s move to issue “cai” was in violation of the party’s 2025 election guidelines.

“The party’s election committee will issue a stern warning to the parties involved.

“The complaint will then be forwarded to the party’s disciplinary committee which has been agreed upon by the party’s central leadership council,” Dr Zaliha told reporters at the PKR National Congress 2024/2025 media briefing at the Persada International Convention Centre in Johor Bahru.

Rafizi had earlier released a Facebook post naming his preferred candidates for the four slots of vice-presidents out of a total of 12 contenders.

Dr Zaliha said Rafizi’s “public and aggressive” announcement on Facebook amounted to group campaigning, which is strictly prohibited.

She also ordered the candidates’ banners placed at polling station areas to be taken down, as this breached election guidelines.

She added that the respective candidates have been instructed to remove the banners from the polling areas.

A total of 251 PKR members are vying for various positions at the party’s national congress, including the Angkatan Muda Keadilan (youth) and Wanita Keadilan congresses.

The national congress is set to take place from today until this Saturday in Johor Baru. – May 22, 2025

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