The recent PKR divisional election has delivered a blow to deputy president Rafizi Ramli’s camp, with several of his key allies losing out - signalling a tough battle ahead in the party’s central leadership polls next month.

The results carry more than symbolic weight. Due to changes in the party’s electoral system, the outcomes of these divisional contests will directly shape the national-level leadership vote.

PKR regularly adjusts its internal election rules. This time, it has...