Pakatan Rakyat has agreed that Parti Keadilan Rakyat should put up the candidate for the Batu Sapi parliamentary constituency in Sabah.
PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Monday that a recent Pakatan Rakyat meeting in Sabah decided that a PKR candidate "should be given the opportunity to fill the vacancy" following the death of Datuk Chong Ket Wah of PBS in a road accident on Oct 9.
"We will announce the name (of the candidate) shortly," Anwar told reporters at the parliament lobby.
PAS President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang and DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang were present.
Nominations have been set for Oct 26 while polling will be held on Nov 4.
Commenting on the statement from SAPP that it would contest the seat, Anwar said he hoped the party would change its mind to allow for a straight fight between PKR and Barisan Nasional.
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