MOST candidates contesting the PKR elections this time are new faces, following the wishes of party members who want reform and will not be bound by the wishes of any individual, said Negri Sembilan PKR leadership council chairman Aminuddin Harun.

Aminuddin, who is also menteri besar, said the elections provide an opportunity for new leaders to better shape the party’s future direction. 

“I’m sure if this is the way, this is the best, actually. We are not bound and cannot bind subordinate members to make the desired changes…otherwise, the older people will always survive.

“We are aware that PKR members have now reached 1.1 million people, and most of them are young people. Hence, we feel they have the right to determine the future, they want reform, want a new ‘spirit’,” he said. 

He said this to reporters after launching the Rembau district-led billboard and rural stage bus services for the Rembau and Tampin districts. 

Based on unofficial results, Aminuddin, who is contesting for the post of vice-president for the first time in the party’s history, won with 38,894 votes. 

Apart from Aminuddin, the unofficial results also showed that Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari with 52,845 votes, followed by Tg Malim MP Chang Lih Kang (41,209) and Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (40,506 votes), won the posts they contested. – Bernama, June 1, 2022.