PKR polls: Zaliha rejects Rafizi's claim of unaddressed complaints

PKR central election committee chairperson Dr Zaliha Mustafa rejected party deputy president Rafizi Ramli’s claim that she did not address complaints of alleged irregularities in PKR’s election process.

She said her committee has reviewed complaints covering nominations, campaigning, and division-level results.

“As I have said before, we received more than 280 complaints across various levels - nominations, campaigning, and divisional results - and we have been reviewing each of them individually.

“So, I deny claims that we are ignoring the complaints. We are indeed addressing them, and action has already been taken on some,” she said.

She was speaking to reporters after officiating the Kuala Lumpur-level National Youth Day celebration today.

She also described the economy minister’s remarks as merely his personal opinion.

‘Airbnb members’

Rafizi previously claimed that Zaliha failed to manage the party’s elections effectively, citing her inability to resolve complaints concerning alleged irregularities in the divisional elections.

“I have long been vocal within the party, and my concern is that when we come into power, people rush to join the party because we give room for as many members as we can bring in.

“Some of these members I call ‘Airbnb members’, who join during the election, and then leave afterwards, disappearing.

“So, if we can filter them out, we know early on (if they are members of other parties) and we oppose it. For example, in Jempol, a re-election was conducted because the winning candidate for the branch chief position was also part of the Pejuang Malacca committee,” Rafizi had said.

In a related development, Zaliha said 251 candidates have registered to contest in the PKR national leadership election for the 2025-2028 term.

“Alhamdulillah, the nomination stage has been completed. Insya-Allah, next week, on May 23, we will face the elections,” she said.

The PKR National Congress, including the PKR Youth and Women congresses, is set to take place from May 22 to 24 in Johor Bahru, with the national leadership election on May 23.

- Bernama

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