{"id":239,"date":"2018-08-05T17:16:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-05T09:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=239"},"modified":"2018-08-23T10:35:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T02:35:25","slug":"rafizi-confirms-contesting-pkr-deputy-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=239","title":{"rendered":"Rafizi confirms contesting PKR deputy presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PETALING JAYA, Aug 5 (Bernama) &#8211; PKR vice-president Rafizi\u00a0Ramli\u00a0confirms he will be contesting for the party\u00a0deputy presidency in its upcoming polls following the submission of his nomination form today.<\/p>\n<p>The form was submitted by his representative at PKR headquarters here about 11.30 am.<\/p>\n<p>According to PKR Elections Committee secretary Ismail Yusof, they had received two nomination papers for the party vice-presidency \u2013\u00a0namely from\u00a0Selayang Member of Parliament\u00a0William Leong and former\u00a0Subang Jaya Municipal Council councillor\u00a0Micheal Tamil \u2013 as at noon.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 22 nomination forms were received for 20 positions in the PKR\u2019s Central Leadership Council.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0PKR vice-president Fuziah Salleh, who is also Kuantan\u00a0Member of Parliament (MP), had submitted her nomination form for the Wanita\u00a0chief\u00a0post about noon.<\/p>\n<p>The form was proposed by Selangor State Executive Councillor Rodziah Ismail and supported by Akademi Keadilan\u00a0Training Bureau Strategic director, Dr Zaliha Mustafa.<\/p>\n<p>Johor\u00a0Bahru\u00a0MP Akmal\u00a0Nasir and Kota\u00a0Anggerik\u00a0state assemblyman Najwan Halimi\u00a0had filed their nomination papers for the PKR\u2019s Youth wing, Angkatan Muda\u00a0Keadilan\u00a0or AMK, chief post.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Melaka\u00a0AMK deputy chief Naqiuddin Nazrin\u00a0had submitted the nomination form for the national AMK deputy chief post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;\u00a0BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PETALING JAYA, Aug 5 (Bernama) &#8211; 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