Parti Sosialis Malaysia's potential candidate Abdul Razak Ismail is not afraid to face his former colleagues from Pakatan Harapan in a multi-cornered fight for the Seri Muda state seat in Selangor.

"May the best man win," Abdul Razak said when asked about his expectations for the next 14th general elections.

"In the current situation, the strongest candidate is the one who will win.

"There is no issue of PSM splitting the votes (for the opposition)," he told reporters after the first of what was planned to be a weekly breakfast session with constituents in the seat now held by PKR's Shuhaimi Shafie, the political secretary to Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali.

Commenting further, Abdul Razak noted that the current two-term Selangor state government had always boasted of their strength, winning 44 of the 56 seats during the last 13th general elections.

"They feel like they are strong with their many programmes in the state. They also go around talking about 1MDB, which is a big issue.

"But when PSM announced that we will be contesting, they panicked," he claimed, adding that the party is then accused of being a vote splitter for Harapan component parties PKR, DAP, Amanah and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu).

Abdul Razak said while he expected PKR to defend the Sri Muda seat against Barisan Nasional, there would also most likely be other candidates from PAS - following the break-up of former Pakatan Rakyat federal opposition pact.

"It is not like I am completely against Harapan, but I have observed that corruption and abuse of power is becoming rampant in Selangor.

"Having monitored the state-assembly proceeding, I rarely hear them speak up about such issues," said Abdul Razak who cited millions spent to repaint the Selangor gateway arch and to build a new dome for the state mosque as examples of questionable decisions under Azmin's administration.

While PSM is known for imposing strict conditions for its candidates, including the need to first serve in a constituency Abdul Razak said he was personally invited to join the party based on his track record as an activist who was involved with the 1998 Reformasi movement.

This is on top of experiences gained from serving as a former aide to a Selangor exco and as former secretary for the Otai Reformasi movement, he said.

"What they really need now is someone who can defend them and speak up," he added.

In Selangor, Abdul Razak also revealed that PSM has plans to contest in five other state seats - Kajang, Semenyih, Kota Damansara, Hulu Kelang and Pelabuhan Kelang - as well as the Subang and Hulu Langat parliament seats.

In the last GE13, PSM president Dr Nasir Hashim had failed to defend his Kota Damansara seat on a PKR ticket after caught in a multi-cornered fight against BN, PAS and three other Independents.

PSM candidates in Kajang and Semenyih were similarly caught in multi-cornered fights won by PKR and BN candidates respectively.