PKR vice-president Mohd Azmin Ali has surged ahead in the number of nominations for the party's deputy president contest.

azmin ali pc in parliament 020709 02 From the 78 divisions of which results were available, 43 have nominated Azmin for the post, far ahead of his nearest competitor, supreme council member Zaid Ibrahim.

Zaid has received 21 nominations, while vice-president Mustaffa Kamil Ayub comes in third with 10 nominations.

Out of 218 divisions, 80 divisions which have concluded their annual general meeting have submitted their nominations as of last week.

Three other prominent party leaders who have also received nominations for the deputy president's post are PKR strategist Tian Chua (3 nominations), while Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and election chief Fuziah Salleh have received with one nomination respectively.

Out the 80 divisions which concluded their AGMs last week, the results of two divisions in Sabah - Sepanggar, and Pensiangan - are not yet available.

PKR divisions have been meeting since last week and the 218 divisions are scheduled to complete their nominations on Oct 3.

Direct voting for the top PKR leadership posts will take place from Oct 31 to Nov 21. The party's national congress will be held from Nov 26 to 28.

Nominations tally*

President
 
Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail - 70

Anwar Ibrahim - 8

 
Deputy president

Azmin Ali - 43

Zaid Ibrahim - 21

Mustaffa Kamil Ayub - 10

Tian Chua - 3

Khalid Ibrahim - 1

Fuziah Salleh - 1

* Figures only represent the results from a selection of the 78 divisions that Malaysiakini has managed to contact as of press time. Each candidate needs two nominations to qualify for contest.