With early results coming in for the PKR polls, Rafizi Ramli has enjoyed a clean sweep of all divisions in Malacca against his rival Saifuddin Nasution Ismail in the race for the party’s deputy president.

Collectively, the former Pandan MP won 2,427 votes against Saifuddin's 1,468 in the state, according to party sources.

In the wider context, this victory is just a...