PUTRAJAYA, May 9 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim remained coy over the upcoming PKR elections and rumours circulating on the candidacy for the party's top posts.

When asked about reports that Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail would make way for his daughter Nurul Izzah to contest the deputy presidency post, Anwar instead said the president's post is still open.

"The president's post is still open, I haven't registered yet, it's still open. I will register at a later date," he told reporters after prayers at Surau Al-Iman in Putrajaya today.

Nurul Izzah had previously announced her intention to defend her vice-president post in the PKR elections to be held on May 23.

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