KUALA LUMPUR: Tensions in PKR have eased, with party president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his deputy Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali agreeing to work together to make the party’s national congress a success.

PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali will launch both the party’s Women’s and Youth congresses tomorrow, party communications director Fahmi Fadzil announced tonight.

The decision was made at a special meeting of the party’s political bureau, the Malay Mail quoted Fahmi as saying. Anwar and Azmin along with other leaders reached a consensus that this will be the best path to continue, he said.

“God willing, Keadilan (PKR) will become stronger as a result of this discussion and it will show in the Congress on 5, 6 and 7 December,” he told reporters after the meeting in Parliament yesterday, the Malay Mail reported.

Earlier, Azmin, who attended the PKR political bureau meeting yesterday evening after being absent since 2018, said he was there to discuss “a few important matters about the position of the party” and preparations for the upcoming congress with party president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the Free Malaysia Today news portal reported.

“I would like to state that I and other leaders will be attending the party congress this week,” he was reported as saying outside the Parliament building.

Azmin arrived at the meeting with party vice-presidents Zuraida Kamaruddin and Chua Tian Chiang, and supreme council members Sivarasa Rasiah, Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon, Genie Lim, Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari, Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar and other leaders, news sites reported.

The Azmin faction had been at odds with Anwar and his supporters over numerous issues, including the succession to the Prime Ministership. Although the Pakatan Harapan leadership had agreed that Anwar would take over from Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as Prime Minister, the time frame for the transfer remains unclear.

Calls for Mahathir to hand over power have grown following the PH coalition’s resounding defeat in the Tanjung Piai by-election last month, while Azmin and his backers were pushing for the Prime Minister to remain in his post till the end of his term.

A recent meeting at Azmin’s residence attended by 22 Umno MPs and several PKR leaders added fodder to rumours that moves were being made to support Mahathir at the expense of Anwar’s claim to the premier’s post.