Nomination begins for Chini by-election under ‘new normal’
A health worker sanitises the area around the Chini by-election nomination centre in Pekan, June 19, 2020. ― Bernama pic
Chini is among four state seats under the Pekan parliamentary constituency, which is held by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. With Malaysia having successfully progressed in its fight against the pandemic after imposing a movement control order on March 18 and relaxing it to a conditional movement control order on May 4 and further easing restrictions with a recovery MCO from June 10, the Election Commission has decided to allow indoor 'ceramah” , house-to-house visits and walkabouts, subject to prescribed Standard Operating Procedures , during the campaign period which ends at midnight on July 3.
Also based on the SOPs issued by the EC, supporters of the candidates are not allowed to be present at Dewan Utama Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara , Pekan, the nomination centre, while processions leading to it are not allowed. Barisan Nasional has announced Mohd Sharim Md Zain, 41, who is a Pekan Umno committee member and Majlis Belia Felda Wilayah Kuantan chairman, as their candidate for the traditional Umno seat in view of Chini being a BN stronghold.
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