SEREMBAN, March 13 — Gerakan’s candidates will only be contesting one seat each in the 14th General Election (GE14), said its president Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong.
The Minister of Plantation Industries and Commmodities& said this was to ensure that their service was focused.
“What is for certain is that we will not be fielding a candidate to contest a state as well as parliamentary seat (In GE14). Seats are limited but we have many capable leaders to be fielded as candidates,” he told reporters after checking on Negeri& Sembilan& Gerakan’s preparedness for GE14& at Wisma& Gerakan& Negeri Sembilan& here today.
Also present was state Gerakan& chief Datuk David Choong Vee Hing.
Earlier, in Melaka, Mah said Gerakan& had submitted the name of& Datuk Chua Lian Chye to Prime Minister Datuk& Seri Najib& Tun& Razak& to be the Barisan& Nasional’s candidate for the Bachang& state seat in GE14.
He said that although Choong had lost to DAP’s Lim Jak Wong in the contest for the seat in GE13, Choong& had worked very hard since to serve the constituents and furthermore Lim had also left DAP following his disappointment with the party’s leadership.& — Bernama
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