00:00Former PKR Secretary General Saifuddin Nasution Ismail was close to tears as he spoke at the
00:07party's national congress today, recalling the moments following the announcement of the party
00:12leadership election results yesterday, which saw Rafizi Romney lose the deputy presidency race
00:17to Neural Izzah Anwar.
00:30Thank you very much.
01:00Kami berpeluk dan bersalaman, kami saling minta maaf, dan saya harus jujur mengakui, saya takut kehilangan beliau dalam parti kita.
01:26Saifuddin, speaking in his capacity as Pakatan Harpan Secretary General, said he had mixed feelings about the outcome of PKR's central leadership polls, in which Neural Izzah secured 9,803 votes, while Rafizi garnered 3,866 votes in a closely watched straight fight for the deputy presidency.
01:47Meanwhile, Rafizi, in a statement today, expressed gratitude to his supporters and relief at stepping away from power following his defeat in the race for the deputy presidency.
01:58He said he would not dwell on the results of the polls, adding that he had been very transparent and vocal in sharing his concerns on numerous issues revolving around PKR's elections.
