Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim today confirmed contesting in his Permatang Pauh constituency  at the next general election.        

Speaking at a Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house at the Guar Perahu PKR Service Centre Butterworth, he said,” There’s no confirmation of who's going to contest in  which state assembly or parliament seat, except for my confirmed contesting in  Permatang Pauh."          

Meanwhile, deputy chief minister, Mansor Othman, said Penang PKR is set to present 30 percent of new faces in its 13th general election candidates list.          

He declined however to reveal any information on the list or if he would  contest in the Penanti state assembly and Nibong Tebal parliamentary seats, saying the matter was left to the party leadership.         

Also present at the function was Penang Yang DiPertua, Abdul Rahman Abbas.       

- Bernama