Three PKR divisions – Selayang, Jempol, and Silam – will need to conduct fresh elections, says the party’s election committee chairperson Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
She said internal notices would be sent to the divisions involved.
“Yes, only at certain levels. We will issue internal notices to those divisions,” she told reporters after attending the Semarak Aidilfitri Wilayah Persekutuan event at the Putrajaya municipal complex.
Zaliha was responding to speculation about re-elections in the three divisions following complaints from several candidates who were defeated in the recent party polls.
When asked if the defeats of several high-profile names in the divisional elections were legitimate, Zaliha said the party had received complaints, which would be reviewed by the complaints and objections committee, chaired by Ahmad Kassim.
“There is no final decision yet. The election committee has not yet confirmed the final list of winners,” she said.
A slew of prominent incumbent PKR divisional leaders were knocked out over the last two weekends as members elected lesser-known figures in the party’s divisional polls.
PKR vice-presidents Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and K Saraswathy, PKR Youth chief Adam Adli, and several MPs were among those who lost.
Zaliha also defended the party’s use of a blockchain-based voting system, despite claims of irregularities and questionable results.
“The blockchain system is fraud-resistant. If there are some minor issues, it means we are still in the process of refining the system,” she said.
“After receiving feedback from the system developer and auditors who examined it from all angles, I believe the system we’re using now is far superior to what we had before.”
Zaliha also said the number of complaints received during this round of party polls was significantly lower than in previous elections.
She said the matter was raised at the special central leadership council meeting yesterday.
“Several policy decisions were made at the meeting. As the election committee, we will take those decisions into account for the next course of action,” she said.
