Don’t count on victory yet, Wan Azizah tells ‘overexcited’ Azmin

Nabihah Hamid Nabihah Hamid Updated 7 years ago · Published on 12 Nov 2018 1:25PM · 5 Comments

Incumbent deputy president thanks PKR members in tweet last night while results still being counted and tabulated. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, November 12, 2018.

AZMIN Ali’s declaration of victory as PKR deputy president is premature and may have been made in a moment of excitement, said the party’s outgoing president, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

She said results of the PKR elections were still being counted and tabulated.

“The contest is not over. We still don’t know the final outcome yet, as we are not at the end of the elections.

“Sometimes people just get overexcited, thinking that they have won,” she said in Kuala Lumpur today.

“Thank you to all KEADILAN members who together voted for a mandate to pursue a genuine reform agenda,” the incumbent deputy president tweeted yesterday.

His tweet came while complete results are yet to be confirmed.

Unofficial results show that Azmin has 68,843 votes compared with Rafizi’s 63,568, resulting in a 5,275-vote lead.

Meanwhile, Rafizi remains confident that he will defeat Azmin once all the votes are counted before PKR’s national congress starts on Friday.

“I am confident that when the full tally is released tomorrow or the day after, I will win by more than 4,500 votes,” he said in a video posted on social media, thanking his supporters in Sarawak.

PKR’s political bureau is to meet tomorrow to determine the outcome of the elections. – November 12, 2018.

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  • I dont think AA made his "premature" comment accidentally.
    And from DSAI & DSWA's comments. Its clear who they support and want to win.

    Posted 7 years ago by Hisham Abdullah · Reply

    • Favorism eventually breeds nepotism, not good for the party.

      Posted 7 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Azizah, I think you should shut up, go and do your job. You are under-performed as far we know.

    Posted 7 years ago by Jackal Way · Reply

    • Agree. No one would accuse Kak Wan as a mute had she kept her opinion to herself!

      Posted 7 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply

  • Azizah You've shown very clearly you're on the side of Rafizi. You should be neutral!

    Posted 7 years ago by Jordan Lee · Reply