Outcome of PKR division polls objections expected next week
She said the party is still in the process of finalising outcomes for a number of divisions following submitted objections.
'There are more (objections). We'll probably know within a week,' the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) told reporters at the launch of the Warisan Kuala Lumpur initiative at Kuala Lumpur City Hall yesterday.
'It will take some time because we need to examine every objection thoroughly, one by one.'
On April 24, Dr Zaliha announced that three PKR divisions – Selayang, Jempol and Silam – will need to hold fresh elections, with internal notices to be issued to the divisions concerned.A day earlier, PKR strategy director Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said he would file a formal protest with the party's election committee over the Johor Baru division results, which saw him lose his post as division chief.
Several other senior candidates have also lodged formal appeals with the committee, raising concerns over the transparency of the electoral process and its outcomes.
Several prominent figures, including ministers and MPs, failed to secure victories in their respective divisions.
Among those who lost their bids were Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (Setiawangsa division chief), Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Abdul Halim (Hang Tuah Jaya division deputy chief) and Deputy Unity Minister K. Saraswathy (Bukit Bintang division chief).
Other defeated candidates included Batu MP P. Prabakaran, Wangsa Maju MP Zahir Hassan, Ampang MP Rodziah Ismail and Sungai Siput MP S. Kesavan.
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