The chairman of Perikatan Nasional, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, expressed hope that the “wave” that occurred in the north of the country will continue to spread to the south. He mentioned that winning 147 out of the 245 seats in the recently concluded elections in six states indicated that the people were prepared for a change. According to him, this wave represents the people’s dissatisfaction towards the government.
Muhyiddin stated, “So in the upcoming Pulai and Simpang Jeram by-elections, we hope that this wave will enter Johor too.” He made these comments while announcing Perikatan’s candidates for the two seats on Wednesday (Aug 23). The Pulai MP and Simpang Jeram assemblyman, Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub, passed away on July 23, leaving these seats vacant.
On August 19, Amanah president Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu disclosed that former Johor state assembly speaker Suhaizan Kaiat, aged 50, is set to contest the Pulai seat. Additionally, Bakri Amanah deputy chief Nazri Abdul Rahma, aged 56, would be contesting for the Simpang Jeram seat.
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