Zaid says will form new party in January
Published: Nov 26, 2010 3:35 PM | Updated: Nov 26, 2010 3:38 PM
Former Federal Territories Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chief Datuk Zaid Ibrahim today announced that he will be forming a new party in January next year.
Former Federal Territories Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chief Datuk Zaid Ibrahim today announced that he will be forming a new party in January next year.
Speaking at press conference at his residence in Kuala Lumpur, he said he would also be announcing the details on the party the same month.
However, in an apparent dig at his previous party, he said the new party would certainly not have ‘Keadilan’ (Justice) in its name and neither would it be Parti Angkatan Keadilan Islam Malaysia (Akim) as had been speculated on some blogs.
Asked how confident he was about the new party garnering support fromn the people, Zaid (right) said: “I wish to assure our (proponents of the party’s) friends that we will have a new party in the country...and I wish to give an assurance that it will not be a fledgling party, we will become big and strong.”
On Nov 8, Zaid, who was contesting PKR's polls for the deputy president’s post for the 2010-2012 term, quit the party citing the polls lacked transparency.
Prior to joining PKR, the former Umno member had been a Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department when Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was prime minister.
- Bernama
Speaking at press conference at his residence in Kuala Lumpur, he said he would also be announcing the details on the party the same month.
However, in an apparent dig at his previous party, he said the new party would certainly not have ‘Keadilan’ (Justice) in its name and neither would it be Parti Angkatan Keadilan Islam Malaysia (Akim) as had been speculated on some blogs.Asked how confident he was about the new party garnering support fromn the people, Zaid (right) said: “I wish to assure our (proponents of the party’s) friends that we will have a new party in the country...and I wish to give an assurance that it will not be a fledgling party, we will become big and strong.”
On Nov 8, Zaid, who was contesting PKR's polls for the deputy president’s post for the 2010-2012 term, quit the party citing the polls lacked transparency.
Prior to joining PKR, the former Umno member had been a Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department when Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was prime minister.
- Bernama
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