[UPDATED] PKR polls: Rafizi pulls ahead of Saifuddin in five states

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29 May 2022 • 1:55 PM MYT
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[UPDATED] PKR polls: Rafizi pulls ahead of Saifuddin in five states

KUALA LUMPUR – Rafizi Ramli has taken a handsome lead in the race for PKR deputy presidency, securing five states and pulling ahead in the vote count against Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, as results begin to pour in.

In total, the former Pandan MP has garnered 41,331 votes as PKR concludes counting for Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Melaka, Kelantan, and Kedah, while his rival secured 30,965 votes, trailing by 10,366.

In Selangor, Rafizi won 13 of the 22 divisions, obtaining 25,449 votes compared to his rival’s 22,111.

In Negri Sembilan, Rafizi managed to secure seven of the eight divisions with 5,522 votes, more than double Saifuddin’s vote of 2,559, with the latter only managing to win the Rasah division.

The story is the same in Melaka, as Rafizi swept all six divisions with 2,427 votes as opposed to the 1,464 obtained by Saifuddin.

Rafizi also comfortably took 10 of Kelantan’s 14 divisions with 3,107 compared to 2,107 for Saifuddin.

Saifuddin managed to win four of the 15 divisions in Kedah, garing a total of 2,724, but it fell short compared to Rafizi’s 4,846 votes. – The Vibes, May 29, 2022

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