Warisan not rushing on candidates
Published on: Sun, May 25, 2025
By: Azmie Lim Text Size: Shafie said the party will not make a hasty decision by putting candidates in all 73 State Assembly seats. LAHAD DATU: Parti Warisan will adopt a strategic and data-driven approach in choosing candidates to contest in the coming state election (PRN 17). Its President Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal said detailed assessment will be made based on the people's support and needs in the respective areas. He said the party will not make a hasty decision by putting candidates in all 73 State Assembly seats. "Instead we will conduct a careful assessment based on the grassroots and will not be driven by emotion or desire when making decisions. "What is more important is our engagement with the people. If there is strong public support and people want Warisan to contest, then we will contest,' he said after the Jelajah Presiden Warisan PRN 17 for Tungku on Saturday. During the tour, Shafie also launched the machinery for Tungku as a symbol of preparation to face the coming PRN 17.
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