Keadilan gears up for 'high profile' Gaya by-election, DAP cautious
Keadilan's former Likas candidate Christina Liew is gearing up for the Gaya by-election, scheduled for Oct 12, with nomination day nine days earlier.
It is unlikely that the party would give way to the DAP which has also expressed its interest to contest the seat, although Keadilan vice-president Azmin Ali had said that the party was "open" to any suggestion from its former ally.
DAP too may be unwilling to negotiate as the coming election is seen as a 'high profile' contest which will see the winner represents a constituency right in the heart of Kota Kinabalu city. In Sabah, Gaya is "the" seat to win.
When contacted in Sabah today, Liew said Keadilan was already in the midst of preparing its election machinery.
"This is a high profile election. Our people are prepared to go in and fight. We are even prepared for a three or four-cornered contest" she told malaysiakini .
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