00:00PKR Vice President Chang Lee Kang has downplayed concerns about an internal rift in the party as the contest between Rafizi Ramli and Nurul Izzah Anwar for the Deputy Presidency heats up, saying it was proof of talent rather than division.
00:16Chang is confident both candidates would work well with PKR President Anwar Ibrahim for the greater good of the party.
00:22Deputy President, I think, should be someone who can work with the President and also bring benefit to the party.
00:34You know, when we talk about benefit to the party, it means people who can lead us to win in the next general election because that is the eventual goal for a political party.
00:52However, Chang noted that some quarters were intent on portraying the contest as a factional split between incumbent Rafizi and Nurul Izzah.
01:01An intense showdown is shaping up between Nurul Izzah and Rafizi for the second-highest office in the PKR hierarchy.
01:07The party's recent division-level election has seen technical glitches and allegations of vote mismanagement,
01:13giving rise to speculation that certain factions are dissatisfied with Rafizi's leadership and pushing for Nurul Izzah to take over.
01:21Every party election in PKR, people will say, oh, this will be the worst in the history.
01:28After election, we will experience the worst split.
01:33But every time after election, everybody can come back and work together for next general election.
01:41So as long as the whole election system is fair, is free, then we, I mean, it shouldn't be any problem.
