SEREMBAN, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin hopes that the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Bagan Pinang state by-election will be decided quickly because it has raised too many questions among party members and the voters in the constituency.
"For me, this speculation is unhealthy. So I hope the question of the BN candidate from Umno can be decided as soon as possible," he said after breaking fast with Negeri Sembilan journalists here last night.
Asked whether Umno was in a dilemma over the choice of candidate, he said there was no dilemma because he and the leadership believed that the most important criterion was to find a candidate who could win , meaning a candidate acceptable to the voters.
"Whatever the candidate's background, if he can be accepted by the voters of Bagan Pinang, then he's the candidate that we must choose," he said.
Asked about selecting a candidate with a tainted record which could affect the BN's chances of victory, Khairy, who is also the Rembau MP, said the candidate must meet the criterion of being able to win and if it was felt that he could win, that was the candidate to support.
"For me, this speculation is unhealthy. So I hope the question of the BN candidate from Umno can be decided as soon as possible," he said after breaking fast with Negeri Sembilan journalists here last night.
Asked whether Umno was in a dilemma over the choice of candidate, he said there was no dilemma because he and the leadership believed that the most important criterion was to find a candidate who could win , meaning a candidate acceptable to the voters.
"Whatever the candidate's background, if he can be accepted by the voters of Bagan Pinang, then he's the candidate that we must choose," he said.
Asked about selecting a candidate with a tainted record which could affect the BN's chances of victory, Khairy, who is also the Rembau MP, said the candidate must meet the criterion of being able to win and if it was felt that he could win, that was the candidate to support.
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