{"id":15291,"date":"2022-10-23T09:31:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T01:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15291"},"modified":"2022-10-23T09:31:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T01:31:19","slug":"anwar-contesting-in-tambun-has-no-impact-on-pn-says-hamzah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15291","title":{"rendered":"Anwar contesting in Tambun has no impact on PN, says Hamzah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LARUT, Oct 23<\/strong> —\u00a0PKR president\u00a0Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim\u2019s decision to contest the Tambun parliamentary seat in the 15th\u00a0general election (GE15) will not have an impact on Perikatan Nasional\u2019s (PN) performance, especially in Perak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PN secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said it was common knowledge that Anwar\u2019s confidence was a case of having more \u2018bark than bite\u2019 that has not been translated into any positive changes in the country\u2019s political landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhether that\u00a0decision will materialise or not, we shall wait and see,\u201d<\/em> he said when met after the launch of the Larut PN parliamentary constituency gathering in Selama.<\/p>\n\n\n

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With the decision, Anwar is now most likely to contest against Tambun incumbent MP, Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu, who is Bersatu deputy president and former Perak Menteri Besar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In GE14, Ahmad Faizal, who contested on a PH ticket using the PKR logo, won the seat with a 5,320 vote-majority in a three-cornered fight against candidates from Barisan Nasional (BN) and PAS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamzah also believes that PN has now attracted more support in Perak, and is capable of adding more seats in the upcoming election, especially in the northern parts of the state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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