00:00For some people, it was unacceptable that I lost in 2022.
00:06And for some people, it was unacceptable that I won in 2025.
00:13And for others, it was just unacceptable that I am leaving in 2026.
00:20You cannot please everyone, but you can only remain true to yourself.
00:27P.K.R. Deputy President Nurul Iza Anwar has brushed off criticism leveled against her since her defeat in the
00:342022 general election,
00:36saying she has faced objections at every stage of her political career.
00:40Speaking at the P.K.R. Youth Congress at the Melaka International Trade Center,
00:44the former Permetang Pao MP noted that some had questioned her defeat in GE15,
00:50while others objected to her election as party deputy president in 2025.
00:54She stressed that there were also those who disagreed with her decision to relinquish the post in 2026,
01:01adding that it was impossible to please everyone.
01:05Nurul Iza, a former three-term MP,
01:07lost Permetang Pao to passes Fawaz Jan in GE15 by a majority of 5,272 votes.
01:15The seat had long been regarded as P.K.R. President Anwar Ibrahim's family seat,
01:20having been held by Anwar, his wife Dr. Wan Aziza Wan Ismail, and Nurul Iza since 1982.
01:27Nurul Iza won the P.K.R. Deputy Presidency last May, succeeding Rafizi Ramli.
01:32Rafizi later quit as Economy Minister, Pandan MP, and P.K.R. member
01:37before launching Bersama with former P.K.R. Vice President Nick Nazmi Nick Ahmad.
01:42Last week, P.K.R. announced that Nurul Iza would take a temporary leave from her duties
01:47after the party congress this weekend.
01:49She later said she decided to relinquish her post to further her studies.
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