Pakatan Harapan targets to win nine Perlis state seats

KANGAR: Incumbent Chan Ming Kai of the PKR will defend his Indera Kayangan state seat in the 14th general election, said Perlis Pakatan Harapan chairman Ameir Hassan.
He said the names of the candidates contesting the other 14 state seats and the three parliamentary seats would be announced on March 30.
The DAP, which is contesting only the Titi Tinggi state seat, had announced that Perlis DAP chairman Teh Seng Chuan will be the candidate.
Ameir told reporters here that Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) would contest the Arau and Padang Besar parliamentary seats while PKR would contest the Kangar parliamentary seat.
As for the state seats, he said, PPBM would contest in Mata Air, Kayang, Pauh, Tambung Tulang and Guar Sanji and PKR in Chuping, Indera Kayangan, Kuala Perlis, Sena and Simpang Empat.
Parti Amanah Negara would contest in four seats, namely Beseri, Santan, Bintong and Sanglang, he said.
Ameir said all the Pakatan Harapan candidates were from Perlis and about 30% of them were professionals.
PAS had announced that it would contest all the three parliamentary and 15 state seats.
Ameir said the PAS decision would not jeopardise the chances of Pakatan Harapan and added that the pact targeted to win the three parliamentary seats and at least nine state seats. — Bernama