PKR ELECTION: ANWAR TO DEFEND PRESIDENCY, NURUL IZZAH CHALLENGES RAFIZI FOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT, AS AT 8.30 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- The nomination process for the 2025 PKR Elections saw Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim defending the position of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president after his name was listed on the party's nomination website.

According to sources, as of 8.30 pm, the deputy president post saw Nurul Izzah Anwar challenging the incumbent Minister of Economy Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli.

Meanwhile, for the vice president position, 11 members have submitted their respective nominations including incumbent, Chang Lih Kang who is the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation; Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability; Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari who is the Menteri Besar of Selangor and Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun, the Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan.

Other names also competing are PKR deputy secretary-general, Dr Sathia Prakash Nadarajan; PKR deputy Information chief 1 who is also Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Datuk Seri R Ramanan; and Bayan Baru Member of Parliament Sim Tze Tzin.

Also listed are PKR Hulu Rajang division chief Senator Abun Sui Anyit; former Selangor exco Hee Loy Sian; Segamat Member of Parliament R Yuneswaran and National Entrepreneurship Institute (INSKEN) chairman Mustaffa Kamil Ayub.

Nominations for the PKR 2025 Election involving the Central Leadership Council (MPP), Youth wing (AMK) and Wanita wing levels will take place over two days starting yesterday online and will end at 11.59 tonight.

The protest process is set for May 11 and 12, followed by the protest appeal (May 13-14), the withdrawal deadline (May 14) and the final list of candidates (May 15), while campaign period is from May 15-22 and the voting is on May 23.

The PKR National Congress, including the AMK Congress and the Wanita Congress, is scheduled to take place from May 21 to 24 in Johor Bahru.

-- BERNAMA