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PKR Wan Azizah Wins With An Increase In Malay And Youth Votes In Permatang Pauh By-Election
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Meanwhile, Bersih Calls EC "Stupid" For Disregarding The Phantom Voters As It Is Probably Less Than 10 Cases
Bersih chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah raps EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof for not looking into cases of votes cast with different identity cards.
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[PHOTOS] Aggressive Situations At Permatang Pauh Voting Poll As BN And PKR Supporters Turn Violent
KL Express photographer Mahathir Mohammad was injured during a scuffle in Permatang Pauh.
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Meanwhile, Two Locals Fell Prey To Phantom Voters During Polling Day
Permatang Pauh voters entering the SMK Guar Perahu voting centre today. The Permatang Pauh by-election sees a four-cornered fight involving Suhaimi Sabudin from Barisan Nasional, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (PKR), Azman Shah Othman (PRM) and Salleh Isahak (independent).
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Earlier today, DAP elections director and Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim claims that a senior citizen – Tan Soo Eng, 70 year old – became a victim of phantom voter this morning. Tan discovered that her vote was cast by someone else at the SRJKC Jit sin A & B polling centre. "She went to the centre at about 11am this morning and found that someone else has voted under her name and NRIC number. "Election Commission official on duty also wanted to mark her finger with indelible ink but was stopped by our polling agent because Madam Tan has not cast her vote but it was cast by someone else."
Tan Soo Eng (second right) speaks to local Pakatan Rakyat leaders after being told a vote had already been cast under her name.
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Rafizi holds up voting slips showing the information of the purported phantom voters.
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Voting Opens At Permatang Pauh With A Poorer Turnout Compared To Rompin Polling
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BN's Unusual Late-Night House Visits Are Raising Bribery Suspicion
PKR secretary-general Rafizi Ramli raises concerns over BN's campaign activities.
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PAS Members Protesting Against Wan Azizah's Candidacy Are Not Actual Party Members
A group of unhappy PKR members from Selangor called 'Suara Akar Umbi Keadilan' (Sauk) rejected their party president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail's candidacy, saying that she would not be capable of serving two seats in two states. The group's president, Mazli Saring, 47, said the members were unhappy with Dr Wan Azizah as she had retired in 2008 but is now representing PKR in the by-election."For a few months now she has been busy with Permatang Pauh while problems like flood and others in Kajang remain unresolved," he said in a press conference in Permatang Pauh today. "Political games are being prioritised instead of what the people in Kajang and Permatang Pauh want," he said. He was not convinced that Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali could look after Kajang for Wan Azizah. Another issue was that she has neglected PKR and should be focusing on resolving the internal party's conflict. "We have so many who are unhappy with the situation. We have 2,000 to 3,000 members who are behind us, feeling the same way," he claimed according to [The Malaysian Insider](http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/unhappy-selangor-pkr-members-bash-party-president-in-permatang-pauh).
Disgruntled members of PKR calling themselves 'Suara Akar Umbi Keadilan' (Sauk) at a protest at Permatang Pauh.
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Anwar Ibrahim Sues The EC For Not Allowing Him To Vote
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Kajang Locals Grumble That Wan Azizah Is Overstretching Herself
Meanwhile, Anwar Urges Permatang Pauh To Support Wan Azizah
Pakatan Rakyat candidate Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (left) and her husband Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hug after she won the Kajang state seat on the 23 March 2014 by-election.
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Wan Azizah Counters Umno's Claims That She Is Representing Anwar And Not PKR
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This In Response To Umno Penang Calling Wan Azizah's Candidacy For PKR As "Political Oppurtunism"
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Penang Declares Public Holiday For Permatang Pauh Polling Day
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EC Declares Anwar Has No Right To Vote
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This Is In Response To PKR Nurul Izzah Asking For Anwar's Right To Vote
She also said the Prison Act allowed convicts to leave the prison premises on certain occasions, such as funerals, and allowing them to vote was also in-line with the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia's (Suhakam) recommendations as stated in Article 21 of the Constitution.
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PKR Pits Wan Azizah Against BN's Suhaimi Sabudin For Permatang Pauh By-Election
PKR's Last Resort May Be Wan Azizah For Permatang Pauh By-Election
However there are conflicting results. According to The Rakyat Post, with two days before nomination, pressure increases at PKR's headquarters during last night's meeting when a final decision could not be reached on their candidate.
According to a party insider, the party is hitting a dead end at trying to think of a candidate other than Wan Azizah. It would be a gamble for her to be a candidate as there are risks of losing votes. It is revealed, that Wan Azizah has been rejected as a candidate at the grassroots level and after her "warm-up rounds" in the constituency last week.
"The turnout during her visit to all three state constituencies of Seberang Jaya, Bukit Mertajam and Permatang Pasir did not see an enthusiastic crowd. It was clear she wasn't a favourite there anymore after the stunt she pulled in 2008," said the source, referring to the time back in 2008 when Wan Azizah relinquished her MP post there to pave way for her husband.
There have been suggestions for the party's former secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution to contest in Permatang Pauh, which was strongly opposed by PKR vice-president Azmin Ali. "That is Azmin's way of stopping someone else besides him to become Opposition leader as he is against it at all cost," said the source.
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PAS's Status In Supporting PKR Is Still Unknown Due To Conflicting Opinions
However, according to the Star PAS will not be campaigning in the election. PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang says he respects the decision of its Permatang Pauh division not to campaign in the May 7 by-election. However, he reaffirmed the party's position within the opposition pact. "We are still with Pakatan, but with regards to Permatang Pauh, we respect their decision. I cannot just read their views from the media, I have to listen to them," he said after speaking at the "Hudud from Hadi's Perspective" dialogue session organised by Sinar Harian yesterday. Hadi was asked to respond to Permatang Pauh PAS division's stand to not cooperate with PKR in the by-election if its leaders do not apologise to the Islamist party by Saturday. The division demanded that the PKR leadership apologise for not supporting the Kelantan state government's move to table the private Members Bill in Parliament.
Meanwhile, A Lawyer Has Been Named As BN's Most Likely Candidate
Barisan's election director for Permatang Pauh Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (front) will make the announcement.
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PKR Races To Announce Permatang Pauh By-Election Nominee Before BN's Reveal
PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah listens intently to one of the party members in Permatang Pauh during a meet-the-people session.
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Meanwhile, Gerakan Is Confident About Winning The Permatang Pauh Seat For BN
The EC Has Officially Announced The Permatang Pauh By-Election Dates
Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof informs reporters on the Permatang Pauh by-election. (Pic for illustration purposes)
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Dewan Rakyat Disqualifies Anwar Ibrahim As MP, But His Lawyers Beg To Differ
Anwar Ibrahim's Permatang Pauh seat has been announce as vacant but his lawyer begs to differ.
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EC Will Decide On The Vacancy Of Anwar's Permatang Pauh Seat Next Week
Anwar Ibrahim has lost the Permatang Pauh seat following the rejection of his royal pardon by the Pardons Board.
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Anwar's Application For Royal Pardon Has Been Rejected
Latheefa Koya is PKR's legal adviser and she is one of the lawyers in charge of Anwar's sodomy case.
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Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (right) will be serving a five-year jail term for sodomy. (Pic inset) Anwar embraces his wife, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to comfort her.
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Anwar's Last Chance For Freedom Is Likely Gone
Nurul Izzah (inset for reference), daughter of prosecuted Anwar Ibrahim does not accept any decisions without any official statements from the YDP Agong.
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Anwar Ibrahim and his family at the The High Court to hear an application by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for leave to challenge the decision of the Commissioner-General of Prisons to bar him from attending the Dewan Rakyat session, 24 March, Kuala Lumpur.
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Anwar's Fate As Permatang Pauh MP Lies In The Hands Of The King
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Not A Good Idea For Permatang Pauh To Remain In Anwar's Family, Analysts Say
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Nurul Izzah Denies Rumours Of Her Siblings Contesting In Permatang Pauh
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Anwar Will Remain As Permatang Pauh MP And Opposition Leader For Two More Weeks
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Looks Like Pakatan Rakyat Is Grooming Anwar's Second Daughter For Permatang Pauh
Nurul Nuha in tears as she speaks to the media at her family residence in Bukit Segambut yesterday. With her are sisters Nurul Izzah (right) and Nurul Iman.
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Anwar Ibrahim Is Likely To Be Disqualified As A Member Of Parliament (MP) Following His Sodomy Conviction And Five-Year Jail Term
The Election Commission Is Already Waiting For The Dewan Rakyat Speaker's Declaration Of The Seat As Vacant To Decide On The By-Election Dates
Penang Umno Is Already On Their Toes. They Had Been Preparing For The By-Election Ever Since The Court Of Appeal Found Anwar Guilty In March 2014.
Anwar First Contested For The Parliamentary Seat In The 1982 General Election. Pakatan Rakyat Has Been Helming The Seat Ever Since.
For The People Of Permatang Pauh, Life Goes On. After Experiencing The Historical 2008 By-Election, Another By-Election Does Not Seem Like A Big Deal Anymore.
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The Voters Are Confident That Pakatan Rakyat Will Retain The Seat, But Expect Barisan Nasional To Reduce The Majority As They Did In The Previous Polls
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