PETALING JAYA: Seven PKR divisions will have to postpone their AGM and polls following reports of vandalism and technical hiccups, said party secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution.
Klang, Kapar and Kuala Langat were called off due to vandalism where ballot boxes were broken and the ballots papers strewn on the floor.
Petaling Jaya Selatan, Jerai, Merbok and Kuala Nerus were postponed due to technical disputes, he said. "Interim reports concluded that postponement of the division AGM were due to delays of election monitors and higher than expected attendance compared to the 2004 and 2007 polls. "Problems also arise from disturbances by non-party members who provoked the elections to throw a bad light on PKR in carrying out its elections," Saifuddin told a press conference on Monday.
He announced that out of 166 divisions, 159 or 96% had completed their AGM and elections.
39 divisions will be completing theirs by this weekend, he said.
Of the 159, Saifuddin said central election committee were looking into complaints of disturbances in Subang, Kota Raja and Parit Sulong but considered their meetings as concluded based "preliminary reports by election monitors" as of 2am, Monday morning.
He dismissed a suggestion that party adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim cut short his Jakarta trip to troubleshoot disturbances in the seven divisions. "He is only supposed to be there overnight. We are having dinner tonight and he will leave for Europe for a week the same night," he said.
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