SHAH ALAM – Amanah has confirmed that it will contest eight seats in the Selangor election next month.
State Amanah chief Izham Hashim said the eight seats were the state constituencies won by the party in the 2018 general election: Sabak, Meru, Pandan Indah, Hulu Kelang, Morib, Seri Serdang, Sg Ramal, and Taman Templer.
“We (parties in the unity government) have already got our respective number of seats, in the current phase we are open to swapping seats (with other parties in the Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional alliance) but that (process) will be based on mutual agreement.
“So far we have heard (regarding seat swapping) but there is nothing yet, we still have time... we don’t just want to contest but also want to see if we can win at that place,” he said at a press conference in Puncak Perdana here today.
He said the seat swapping based on mutual agreement is expected to be completed by the middle of next week.
Commenting further, Izham said half the party’s candidates are set to be new faces while the 30% quota for female candidates would be maintained.
“Amanah candidates are expected to be balanced. I can’t announce any names yet, but I can tell you there will be a combination of incumbents, new faces, and old people who have been given a new lease of life,” he said.
Voters in Selangor, Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Penang, and Negri Sembilan will go to the polls on August 12, following the Election Commission’s decision to hold simultaneous elections in the six states.
When announcing this today, the commission’s chair Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh said nominations would be held on July 29 and early voting on August 8.
The Selangor assembly has 56 seats. – Bernama, July 5, 2023
