Ahmad Zahid: New face for Mahkota by-election confirmed

BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that the coalition has zeroed in on a candidate for the upcoming Mahkota state by-election and that the candidate is a new face.

“I will make an official announcement in due course,” he told reporters after an event at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur this morning.

“We will discuss it at the unity government secretariat meeting next week. It will be a new face.”

He added that the party that would be contesting the seat would be based on the principle of incumbency.

“The primary principle is that the party currently holding the seat will be the one to contest it,” he said.

“This is very much respected by the component parties of the unity government, and will be the basis for selecting the candidate for the Mahkota by-election.”

The by-election would be held on Sept 28 following the death of its incumbent Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain on Aug 2.

Nomination day is on Sept 14 and early voting is on Sept 24.

Zahid stressed on the principle of incumbency since Kluang AMANAH lobbied for the seat.

They also pointed out that Johor did not have a unity government.