Kuala Lumpur: PKR vice-president Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad is optimistic that he will be able to defend his position in the 2025 PKR Elections which will be held at the end of May. Nik Nazmi, who is also the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability, maintains his stance to defend the position despite losing the Setiawangsa division chief election in the recent divisional level election.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Nik Nazmi expressed his commitment to the vice-presidency by stating, “I have previously announced that I will defend the position… God willing, we will stick to the decision (to contest for the PKR vice-president position). If there is a major announcement, I will inform you later.” He made these remarks to reporters following an inspection of the solar panel installation at IKEA Damansara shopping mall.

Nik Nazmi, who also serves as the Setiawangsa Member of Parliament, was defeated by challenger Datuk Afdlin Shauki in the Setiawangsa divisional chief race. Nik Nazmi garn
ered 563 votes, while Afdlin secured 631 votes.

Meanwhile, PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is set to chair a meeting of the central leadership council (MPP) to address issues emerging from the party election results. The meeting will cover the defeats of several party leaders with ministerial and deputy ministerial roles in various division elections, including the Wanita division and Youth (AMK) wing.

Notably, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Adam Adli Abdul Halim lost the Hang Tuah Jaya division deputy chief post, and Deputy Minister of Unity K. Saraswathy was defeated in the Bukit Bintang division chief race. Other notable losses include Batu MP P. Prabakaran, Wangsa Maju MP Zahir Hassan, Ampang MP Rodziah Ismail, and Sungai Siput MP S. Kesavan, who were unsuccessful in their respective division contests.