PKR to support Barisan in Ayer Kuning by-election, says Saifuddin

PUTRAJAYA: PKR will take a supporting role in the upcoming Ayer Kuning by-election, according to Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.”The seat’s incumbent is Barisan Nasional via Umno. Our decision is to play the role of support.”Based on that, Pakatan Harapan will start preliminary works. We will activate our machinery and determine logistics needs,” the former PKR secretary-general said.He was met at a buka puasa event at the ministerial level at the Home Ministry headquarters here.He added that the main goal was to defend the seat and ensure a win for their ally in the unity government.The by-election will be held following the passing of first-term assemblyman Ishsam Shahruddin, 58, who collapsed while participating in a friendly football championship in George Town and died at the Penang Hospital on Feb 22.In the 2022 General Election, Ishsam polled 9,088 votes and won by a 2,213 majority, defeating Amanah’s Mohd Nazri Hashim, Muhammad Noor Farid of PAS, KS Bawani from PSM, and Pejuang’s Maziah Salim.