Supporters of Zaid Ibrahim were believed to have stayed away from three Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) divisional meetings today.

The members from Machang, Gua Musang dan Jeli divisions opted to abstain from voting for PKR supreme council members.

Machang PKR division secretary Mohd Jafri Manan said most of the 1,300 members failed to turn up when voting closed at 5pm today.

“Most of them are youth members supportive of Zaid Ibrahim,” he told reporters in Machang today.

Jeli PKR division chief Mat Sulaiman said only 100 of 700 members attended the meeting with some citing the rain as reason for staying away.

It was the same in Gua Musang division where most of the 2,179 members failed to turn up citing the bad weather.

Gua Musang division chief Hanafi Abdullah said the rain made it difficult for many members to turn up as many stay in rural areas.

- Bernama