KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli has confirmed his bid to defend the party’s number two post, officially setting up a one-on-one contest with vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar ahead of the central leadership elections.

His name was listed on PKR’s election website ahead of the nomination deadline at 11.59pm tonight, according to Free Malaysia Today.