KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Outgoing PKR chief Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said her presidency of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) pact is enough to justify her continuing as deputy prime minister.

Her husband, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, is set to contest the position for the first time in the coming PKR election, taking over from Dr Wan Azizah.

When asked if this change would put her position as DPM in jeopardy, she replied in the negative.

"It’s okay, because my post in Pakatan Harapan still exists,” she said.

Anwar is currently the de facto leader of both PKR and PH.

She also said that the party had yet to make a decision on the de facto leader post once Anwar contests the presidency.

"We will have a discussion about it. Normally, the post is not part of the party structure,” she added.