Gerakan president Mah Siew Keong said an agreement would be signed with MACC in January. The party intends to field candidates in 45 parliamentary and state seats.

Gerakan contested 11 parliamentary and 34 state seats in 2013.

He said MACC would vet the party’s nominees and make an announcement on those who had passed the screening.

The party’s central committee had decided that those who failed the MACC screening would be removed from the Gerakan candidate list, he said.

Mah said the MACC would also hold anti-corruption talks, training sessions and briefings for party leaders and potential candidates in strengthening integrity and to give members a better understanding of corruption issues.

He hoped all political parties would organise similar programmes with the MACC to overcome the people’s negative perception of political parties.

MACC deputy chief commissioner Shamsun Baharin Mohd Jamil commended Gerakan and said other political parties could also submit their candidate list for screening.