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Uncertainty over where UNMO will field caretaker Health Minister Khairy Jamalludin for GE15 prompts speculation

Published

November 2, 2022

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University of Nottingham Malaysia: Nathaniel Chan Jia Yoong, Nursarah Mohammad Firdaus Aloysius & Farah Aina Azaharuddin

ANGLES OF COVERAGE

Khairy says candidacy unconfirmed, prepared to compete anywhere party leaders decide.
Khairy to compete in a seat held by the opposition.
Speculation of Khairy fielded in Selangor seat.
Khairy’s name absent from BN’s list of candidates in Negri Sembilan.

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Bekas Timbalan Menteri Pendidikan, Datuk P. Kamalanathan pula disebut-sebut akan mencuba nasib di Parlimen Port Dickson yang merupakan kerusi tradisi buat MIC. https://t.co/tJWiC21jQn
— Utusan Malaysia (@UMonline) October 31, 2022

GE15: Talk of Khairy moving to seat in Selangor heats uphttps://t.co/wHnA6DVqqs https://t.co/wHnA6DVqqs
— The Star (@staronline) October 31, 2022

Bertanding di Sungai Buloh: Saya tak tahu apa-apa, kata KJ #FMTNews https://t.co/7Qj91iR4Kq
— Free Malaysia Today (@fmtoday) October 31, 2022

“I don’t know, lah. The candidates will be decided and announced by the BN leadership,” the caretaker health minister told reporters at a press conference today on Covid-19 updates.https://t.co/JRBkfMqO7I
— TheVibes.com (@thevibesnews) October 31, 2022

I'm almost certain to be given a seat held by opposition, says KJ #FMTNews https://t.co/9prIKLZmb4
— Free Malaysia Today (@fmtoday) October 21, 2022

Khairy says will take any seat for GE15 as rumours intensify on Sungai Buloh nomination https://t.co/y0hEmAIVNV
— Malay Mail (@malaymail) October 31, 2022

#NSTnation "Let the party leaders make the announcement. I will accept it. " - @Khairykj https://t.co/jmC2aSPFah #Umno #BarisanNasional #GE15 #PRU15 #MyUndi
— New Straits Times (@NST_Online) October 31, 2022

Khairy says seat still unconfirmed https://t.co/3cOJIqzEcS
— The Malaysian Insight (@msianinsight) October 31, 2022

GE15: I'll take whichever seat I'm offered, says Khairyhttps://t.co/9p7QtiPN4h https://t.co/9p7QtiPN4h
— The Star (@staronline) October 31, 2022

#BHNasional Nama KJ tiada dalam senarai BN N Sembilan untuk rebut mana-mana daripada 8 kerusi Parlimen, Rais Yatim pula mungkin wakil PN Parlimen Jelebu. #PRU15 https://t.co/tCJ5sA0CQi
— Berita Harian (@bharianmy) October 31, 2022

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This is part of a media monitoring project where our partner universities collate and compare different angles of GE15 coverage by various news organisations. This helps the public to better understand Malaysia's diverse media landscape. The objective is to strengthen public media literacy.