RAFIZI Ramli has taken the lead against Saifuddin Nasution Ismail in the race for the PKR deputy presidency after unofficial results of the party elections were released today.

According to updates as at 8pm on the party’s 2022 election website, Rafizi, the vice-president, obtained 55,424 votes to Saifuddin’s 40,311. 

The states involved in the polls today were Selangor, Sabah, Kedah, Negri Sembilan, Malacca, Johor, Kelantan and Pahang.

In the 2018 party polls, Rafizi lost to Mohamed Azmin Ali in his bid for the no. 2 post.  

Rafizi decided to step out of active politics in 2019 before making a comeback recently for a second bid for the deputy presidency.  

As for the party’s youth chief’s post, the battle between two activists has seen Adam Adli taking the lead with 11,053 votes while Fahmi Zainol has so far managed 9,745 votes. 

In the race for the post of women’s chief, Batu Tiga assemblyman Rodziah Ismail is currently ahead with 18,056 votes while Fadhlina Sidek is not too far behind with 17,844 votes.

The PKR elections officially ended yesterday, which saw re-voting being held in 12 divisions in several states, including Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Selangor and Sabah.

The official results will be announced during the party’s national congress to be held on June 25 and 26. – Bernama, May 29, 2022.