Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is confident Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) will win the Penanti by-election on May 31. Declaring full support for PKR candidate Mansor Othman, who is trying his luck for the fourth time to win a seat in Penang, Lim said the seat was for PKR's taking.• "We are confident of a win and the DAP will work with the other Pakatan Rakyat (PR) parties to ensure there is full support for Mansor in this by-election. "The DAP's election machinery will descend upon Penanti with full force," Lim said at a press conference.
• On Tuesday night, after he was endorsed as the candidate, Mansor had also expressed confidence in winning the seat, even though his previous attempts had been disastrous. He lost the Balik parliamentary seat in 1999 to Zain Omar, in 2004 to Datuk Ariff Shah Omar Shah for the Seberang Jaya state seat and in 2008 to Muhammad Farid Saad for the Pulau Betong state seat.• When Lim was asked if he endorsed Mansor to be the deputy chief minister 1 (DCM1) as proposed by PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Lim said Anwar had recommended Mansor as the DCM1 choice before he was announced as a candidate.
• Lim was also asked if the presence of former DCM1 Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin would boost PKR's chances in Penanti. "His presence will surely help and not hurt PKR's chances," Lim added.
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