73 volunteer to contest under Bersama in Johor polls
Parti Bersama Malaysia leader Rafizi Ramli says the selection process is complete and the shortlisted candidates will be announced on Friday
Rafizi Ramli said Parti Bersama Malaysia wants to settle matters such as nomination forms and deposits before announcing its candidates for the Johor election.
PETALING JAYA: A total of 73 people have volunteered to stand as candidates for Parti Bersama Malaysia in the Johor election, according to party leader Rafizi Ramli.
According to Sinar Harian, Rafizi said the shortlisted candidates would be announced this week.
“We received about 73 applications and the selection process is complete. We will announce and introduce the candidates on Friday.
“We are delaying the announcement because we want to follow the Election Commission’s process. We want to settle all matters such as nomination forms and deposits first.
“Secondly, it is also a strategy. Other parties are busy announcing their candidates, so we will wait until everything is finalised and make our announcement last. There is an element of surprise in that as well,” he said after an event in Indera Mahkota, Pahang, on Sunday.
Rafizi added that Bersama would first announce the number of seats it plans to contest in a statement today.
“The number of seats we contest and the constituencies we choose will indicate how Bersama intends to position itself in the political landscape,” the former economy minister said.
On the party’s decision to go it alone, Rafizi said the outcome of the Johor election would not alter Bersama’s direction.
He said the party had its own internal benchmarks to assess voter acceptance across different demographic groups.
“In politics, every party is tested whenever it enters an election, even those that have existed for 100 years. The process Bersama is going through in Johor is the same process experienced by other parties such as those in Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional.
“Whatever the result of the Johor election, I do not think it will change Bersama’s direction and strategy. We will continue to remain independent,” he said.
Yesterday, Rafizi was reported as saying that former senior civil servants were among those who had volunteered as candidates for Bersama in the upcoming elections in Johor and Negeri Sembilan.
On June 14, Rafizi said Bersama hoped to have 70% of its election candidates under the age of 50, including those for the Johor and Negeri Sembilan polls.
According to Sinar Harian, Rafizi said the shortlisted candidates would be announced this week.
“We received about 73 applications and the selection process is complete. We will announce and introduce the candidates on Friday.
“We are delaying the announcement because we want to follow the Election Commission’s process. We want to settle all matters such as nomination forms and deposits first.
“Secondly, it is also a strategy. Other parties are busy announcing their candidates, so we will wait until everything is finalised and make our announcement last. There is an element of surprise in that as well,” he said after an event in Indera Mahkota, Pahang, on Sunday.
Rafizi added that Bersama would first announce the number of seats it plans to contest in a statement today.
“The number of seats we contest and the constituencies we choose will indicate how Bersama intends to position itself in the political landscape,” the former economy minister said.
On the party’s decision to go it alone, Rafizi said the outcome of the Johor election would not alter Bersama’s direction.
He said the party had its own internal benchmarks to assess voter acceptance across different demographic groups.
“In politics, every party is tested whenever it enters an election, even those that have existed for 100 years. The process Bersama is going through in Johor is the same process experienced by other parties such as those in Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional.
“Whatever the result of the Johor election, I do not think it will change Bersama’s direction and strategy. We will continue to remain independent,” he said.
Yesterday, Rafizi was reported as saying that former senior civil servants were among those who had volunteered as candidates for Bersama in the upcoming elections in Johor and Negeri Sembilan.
On June 14, Rafizi said Bersama hoped to have 70% of its election candidates under the age of 50, including those for the Johor and Negeri Sembilan polls.
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