GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 27 -- DAP vice-chairman Chow Kon Yeow said he is contesting in the party's next central executive committee (CEC) election so that he can serve effectively as the Penang chief minister.

The Penang lawmaker said the position made it important for him to remain within the leadership in the party.

"As a chief minister, I think a party position is important for me to continue to play my role and be part of the leadership team in the party," he said in a press conference in Komtar today.

He said he has been a vice-chairman in the party since 2004, adding that he would have no post in the party besides being the Batu Kawan parliamentary coordinator if he did not contest.

Chow said there were still many challenges he must o...