Zahid: BN to decide Melaka election cooperation after assembly dissolution
SERDANG: BN will decide on its political cooperation for the Melaka election after the state legislative assembly is dissolved.
The BN party has yet to decide on its political cooperation for the upcoming Melaka election following the dissolution of the state legislative assembly. BN chairman Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi revealed that Melaka BN chairman Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh would lead formal talks on the matter. Zahid stated that he had also discussed the issue with the entire Umno Melaka Political Bureau, whose findings were shared with the party leadership.
The matter was then presented to the Umno Supreme Council for discussion, considering data gathered by the party’s war room on the Melaka election.
When questioned about PH election director Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari’s claim of informal discussions with Rauf, Zahid hinted that such talks could have already taken place. He mentioned that negotiations are expected to occur after the state legislative assembly dissolution, which is scheduled to happen in December with the state election potentially taking place by September.
PH had expressed readiness to commence seat negotiations with BN for the Melaka election; however, these talks were contingent on several policy decisions being made at the central levels of Umno and BN. The last Melaka election saw BN securing 21 out of the 28 state seats, and initially, the party governed alone before inviting PH into the state administration to emulate the unity coalition at the federal level.
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