There is a consensus among Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidates who win in the general election to make way for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim if the polls were held before April.
The PKR adviser, however, said if the polls were held after April 15 when he would become eligible to contest. At least 15 parliamentary constituencies that he could vie for had been identified.
Anwar said among the possible constituencies he could contest in were Indera Mahkota and Pekan (both in Pahang), Bandar Tun Razak and Segambut (both in Federal Territory), Permatang Pauh (Penang) and Alor Star (Kedah).
He said the matter had been discussed within the party and he believed no one would be “frustrated” with the strategy.
Anwar said the number of seats for the party to contest was still under negotiations with the other Opposition parties.
In IPOH, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang said discussions between the party and PKR for a straight fight with Barisan Nasional were progressing “too slowly”.
Hitting out at the “slow pace of the DAP-PKR negotiations” in other states, he said the Penang seat negotiations which were finalised two weeks ago were supposed to act as a catalyst for other states to conclude their discussions.
“But this is not the case. The differences between the two state parties seem to be as wide as ever,” he said, after attending the Thaipusam celebration at the Kallumalai temple in Gunung Cheroh yesterday.