BATU KAWAN: A total of 15 Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) leaders and members in Penang, including three assemblymen, will vie for various positions in the party election next month for the 2024-2027 term.
The three assemblymen include Penanti assemblyman Zulkefli Bakar, Teluk Air Tawar assemblyman Azmi Alang and Seberang Jaya assemblyman Izhar Shah Ariff Shah.
Zulkefli and Azmi will vie for the Supreme Council seat while Izhar will vie for the Youth vice chief post.
Former Bertam assemblyman Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq will also vie for the Supreme Council seat.
Meanwhile, two associate members will also vie for the vice chief and committee member posts respectively.
Penang Bersatu party elections committee chairman Mazhar Zolbahar said Bersatu Batu Kawan division chief A'ziss Zainal Abiddin would be fighting for the vice-president post.
"Besides Zulkefli, Azmi and Khaliq Mehtab, two others will also vie for the Supreme Council seat.
"Izhar is the only one vying for the Youth vice chief post while three others will be vying for the wing's committee members.
"Four women will vie for the women's wing committee member and one for the Puteri wing committee member.
"We hope our delegates in all divisions in the state will give candidates from Penang their fullest support," he told a press conference at the state Bersatu office here yesterday.
Meanwhile, at the state level, Mazhar said a total of 391 nomination papers were received, of which 323 were eligible to contest for various positions.
He also said 10 of the 13 divisions in the state were eligible for the state-level elections while three would not be involved due to various reasons.
"Also, seven divisions only sent in one nomination for the division chief post. They include Tasek Gelugor, Permatang Pauh, Batu Kawan, Nibong Tebal, Jelutong, Bukit Gelugor and Bayan Baru.
"Three divisions, namely Balik Pulau, Kepala Batas and Bagan will see a fight while one division (Bukit Gelugor) will only see fight at the division committee level and women's wing," he added.