KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 -- Nurul Izzah Anwar has firmly rejected claims of nepotism as she confirmed her candidacy for deputy president of PKR for the 2025-2028 term.

The daughter of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the PKR president, will now face the incumbent Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli, who has also confirmed his candidacy.

In a social media post after her nomination, Nurul Izzah said the decision had been difficult due to perceptions of nepotism.

"The reality is, even if I choose to run again for vice president this time, I will still be labelled the same," she said, in response to critics branding PKR a Parti Anak Beranak (family party).

She described the label as an old tactic used since the party's formation in 199...