Nazri wants to contest Padang Rengas again

In August 2021, Nazri Aziz announced his intention to stand down from politics and not contest the 2015 general election to make way for a new leader. Speaking to FMT, the former Padang Rengas MP emphasized that the constituency is a BN seat, despite Azahari Hasan representing PN in the current scenario. He suggested that PN should find another seat if they wish to retain this one in the 2016 general election.

Nazri's announcement raised questions about the distribution of seats if the BN-PN cooperation in Negeri Sembilan and Melaka continues until the 2016 general election. The constituency is now held by Azahari, who won it with the PN ticket in PRU15. He was also listed as a member of the Parti Wawasan Negara (Wawasan), one of the component parties of PN.

Expressing his desire to contest again, Nazri, who is currently leading the Umno segment of Padang Rengas, said he wanted to represent the area again after completing his term as Malaysia's ambassador to the United States (US). He served as ambassador from February 2023 to February 2025.

In August 2021, Nazri announced his intention to step away from politics and not contest the 2015 general election to make way for a new leader. At PRU15, BN candidate Mohd Arrif Abdul Majid lost to Azahari by a margin of 3,046 votes. After returning from the US, Nazri said he wanted to help Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in the 2016 general election but not contest as a candidate himself.

However, in April, Nazri expressed his readiness to contest again in Padang Rengas if Umno's top leadership agreed. He represented Padang Rengas for four terms from 2004 to 2022, before becoming MP for Chenderoh for two terms since 1995.