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  • Malaysiakini's LIVE coverage of Permatang Pauh by-election nominations, beginning at 7.30am.


    9-10am
    Candididates file nominations papers

    10-11am
    Objection period

    11-12 noon
    Returning officer to announce decision on objections filed


    12.00 noon Crowds disperse in heavy downpour.

    11.45am Three-way contest it is! Returning officer Roslan Yahaya announces a three-cornered fight for Permatang Pauh - PKR's Anwar Ibrahim, BN's Arif Shah Omar Shah and Akim's Hanafi Hamat. As expected, PKR's 'spare tyre' Dr Mansor Othman withdrew.

    • Pakatan supporters outnumber BN's
    • Key leaders from both sides arrive