Using PKR logo doesn’t mean we’re members, says DAP’s Chow

(MMO) – Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidates’ use of the PKR logo for the 14th general election did not mean they were joining the party, Penang DAP chairman Chow Kon Yeow said today.

His remarks indicate that PKR’s logo will most likely be selected as the common symbol for PH candidates, after DAP said its candidates will not use its customary rocket for the polls.

PPBM has also been provisionally deregistered while Amanah’s logo is not widely recognised, making its selection unlikely.

“We are not using our logo, but only using another logo endorsed by the Election Commission,” the state exco told reporters after launching a pocket park in Tanjung Bungah today.

He said the nominees technically remained DAP candidates, only that they were officially contesting under the PKR logo.

Chow also said the move was not a violation of DAP’s rules against party hopping.

“The candidates will remain as DAP candidates and members,” he said.

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said this is the first time DAP is “resting the rocket logo”.

PH is due to announce its choice of a common logo in Johor. The pact had initially planned to use its logo for the polls, but failed to formally register it.

“This is so that the people could get a clear choice this GE14,” Lim said.

Accusing rival Barisan Nasional of “cruelty”, Lim said this could be the first time that a candidate to be prime minister is barred from using his party’s logo.

PH has designated chairman and former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for the position.