Malaysia

Penang Gerakan candidate list ready for Perikatan’s endorsement: state chief

Oh Tong Keong says state party wants to contest four federal, 13 state seats

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 13 Oct 2022 8:26PM

Penang Gerakan candidate list ready for Perikatan’s endorsement: state chief
Penang Gerakan chairman Oh Tong Keong has said once Perikatan Nasional approves, the list of Penang candidates will be sent to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and police for vetting. – Oh Tong Keong (胡栋强) Facebook pic, October 13, 2022

GEORGE TOWN – The list of Gerakan candidates who will contest in the 15th general election (GE15) in Penang must first be approved by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) central executive committee when it meets in Perak on Saturday.

Penang Gerakan chairman Oh Tong Keong said the party intends to contest four parliamentary seats and 13 state seats in the state, but this has yet to be endorsed by the PN leadership. 

“We are still in discussions, but I believe we will be given more seats for GE15,” he told reporters here today.

Oh, who is also Gerakan deputy president, said the list of Penang candidates will then be sent to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and police for vetting.

In GE14, Gerakan, then with Barisan Nasional (BN) contested 13 state seats and four parliamentary seats in Penang.

On June 23, 2018, Gerakan quit BN after deliberating on political developments following GE14, which saw the fall of the BN government, before joining PN in February last year. – Bernama, October 13, 2022

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