KLUANG, Sept 9 (Bernama) — The Johor State DAP Committee will be chipping in to help the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate win the Mahkota by-election on Sept 28.
Its chairman, Liew Chin Tong said the decision was made in a special meeting on preparations for the Mahkota state by-election, at the office of the Kluang DAP parliamentary relations committee, yesterday.
He said besides helping the BN candidate, Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah, 40, to win the by-election, the meeting also decided that all Johor DAP leaders should help throughout the campaign.
“Johor DAP realises the importance of the Mahkota by-election in determining the political direction of the country ahead of the next general election (GE). When the Unity Government candidate for the Mahkota by-election is accepted by all races, it will further strengthen the stability of the federal government.
Mahkota by-election to bring PH & BN closer
“It can also bring closer cooperation between Pakatan Harapan (PH) and BN at the state level which will return Malaysia to a second economic boom,” he said.
Last Saturday, Johor UMNO Liaison Committee chairman Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi announced Kluang UMNO Youth chief Syed Hussien as the BN candidate for the by-election.
The by-election was held following the death of incumbent Sharifah Azizah, 63, on August 2 while receiving treatment at Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital here.
The Election Commission set the polling day for the by-election on Sept 28 while the dates of candidate nomination and early voting are on Sept 14 and 24 respectively.
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