Tambun Umno division chief slated to stand in Tambun

Tambun Umno division chief Aminuddin Md Hanafiah is expected to be chosen by BN to contest the Tambun seat in the upcoming 15th general election (GE15).

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi made the announcement at an event in Hutan Melintang near Bagan Datuk yesterday, adding that it was based on the suggestion of the Perak Umno liaison committee.

This development follows Pakatan Harapan president Anwar Ibrahim’s announcement that he will stand in Tambun for GE15 on Thursday, and would likely take on incumbent Ahmad Faizal Azumu, who won the seat with 38,661 votes and a majority of 5,320 in a three-way fight against BN and PAS. He contested on a Harapan ticket running under the PKR logo in the 14th general election.

Zahid, who is the incumbent for Bagan Datuk, also welcomed Harapan’s gambit of letting Anwar stand in Perak, stating that as a democratic country, candidates were free to contest wherever they wanted, regardless of their status as an ordinary member or president of a political party.

"Perak is a BN stronghold, but we welcome any party willing to try their luck there,” he added.

On whether Pasir Salak incumbent Tajuddin Abdul Rahman would be considered to defend his seat, Zahid said that the decision would be left to the party’s selection committee.

The committee would also decide on a suitable seat for Khairy Jamaluddin, who had previously announced that he was making way for Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan to stand in Rembau this GE15.

- Bernama

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