Khalid apologises for failed polls

Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim apologised to People's Justice Party (PKR) members for calling off the Selangor division party elections.

“I apologise to all Keadilan members because of the election failure. We really need a thorough reformation,” Khalid said through his Twitter account on Sunday.

Saya memohon maaf kepada seluruh anggota KEADILAN kerana kegagalan proses pengundian. Kita benar-benar memerlukan reformasi yang menyeluruh.
— Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (@Khalid_Ibrahim) May 11, 2014

The election was called called off following objection from members who cited irregularities in the manner the polls was carried out.

Khalid, who is gunning for the deputy president post, said that every complaint would be brought up to the party election committee.

“This complaint and action is important for us to show that Keadilan is clean when conducting its elections,” he added.

Aduan & tindakan ini penting untuk kita tunjukkan bahawa KEADILAN ialah parti yang bersih dlm tatacara mengendalikan pemilihan. #SidangMedia
— Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (@Khalid_Ibrahim) May 11, 2014

According to report, PKR elections in nine divisions in Selangor had to be called off at about 4.30pm on Sunday following numerous allegations of sabotage, including a report of ballot boxes allegedly being carried away in Selayang.

The divisions that called off the polls were Subang, Hulu Langat, Sabak Bernam, Kuala Langat, Sepang, Klang, Kuala Selangor, Kota Raja and Selayang.

Khalid's press secretary Arfa’eza Aziz announced this via her Twitter account.

Cabang2 yg dibatalkan: 1. Subang 2. Hulu Langat 3. Sabak Bernam 4. Kuala Langat 5. Sepang 6. Klang 7. Kuala S'gor 8. Kota Raja 9. Selayang
— Arfa Aziz (@arfaziz) May 11, 2014