Johor polls: Bersama to contest 15 seats

KUALA LUMPUR - Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) has announced that it will contest 15 seats in the Johor state election on July 11.

The party's co-leaders, Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, said the seats are Bukit Naning, Mahkota, Tiram, Puteri Wangsa, Johor Jaya, Permas, Larkin, Stulang, Perling, Kempas, Skudai, Kota Iskandar, Bukit Permai, Bukit Batu and Senai.

They said in a statement today that the selection of the seats took into account voters' backgrounds and preferences based on survey findings and data collected over the past six months.

Other factors considered included the response to Bersama so far, based on membership figures by parliamentary constituency and the inclinations of members in the respective areas, as well as candidate suitability and the party's ability to run an effective election campaign.

"Bersama's candidates will be announced at 8 pm this Friday in Johor Bahru,” the leaders said, adding that the venue for the ceremony would be announced later.

The Election Commission has set July 11 as polling day for the Johor polls, with nomination day on June 27 and early voting on July 7. - BERNAMA