KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — A unity secretariat meeting held last night discussed preparations to strengthen machinery and the working mechanism of parties within the Unity Government in preparation for next month’s Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election.
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (Keadilan) secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the outcome of the meeting, which he chaired, will be presented at the Unity Government Consultative Council Meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also Keadilan president.
“The discussion tonight went quite well and harmoniously, and part of an understanding that is ‘intact, compact and functioning’,” he said in a Facebook post last night.
The meeting was also attended by Keadilan Information Chief Fahmi Fadzil, Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, Amanah women’s wing chief Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu and DAP deputy secretary-general Liew Chin Tong.
The Election Commission (EC) has set May 11 as polling day, while nomination and early voting day will be on April 27 and May 7 respectively.
The Kuala Kubu Baharu state seat became vacant following the demise of its incumbent, Lee Kee Hiong, 58, from DAP, on March 21.
— Bernama
