Candidates with highest votes will be declared winners despite withdrawal

The candidates who garnered the highest votes in the Padang Serai parliamentary seat and the Tioman state seat in the 15th general election will still be declared the winners although they had announced their withdrawal.

Election Commission chairperson Abdul Ghani Salleh (above) said this was because their candidacies had been confirmed during the nomination day on Nov 24.

"We will still declare them as the winners, although they had announced their withdrawal. Candidates are only allowed to withdraw during...