Melaka polls: Pakatan to announce candidates in one or two weeks, says Amirudin

KLANG, October 3 — The state of Melaka is anticipated to reveal its candidates for the upcoming state election within the next one or two weeks, according to Pakatan Harapan (PH) election director Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. He mentioned that the coalition's election preparations have been advancing smoothly over the past two months.

However, Amirudin noted that some coordination, alignment, and mutual understanding still need to be finalized. He expressed his hope that the candidates will be announced soon, within a week or two, at a press conference held at the KSL Convention Centre. On September 27, Melaka's PH branch confirmed that the distribution of seats among the coalition's parties at the state level had been finalized.

Melaka PH chairman Adly Zahari stated that the final seat arrangement would be determined after discussions among the PH Presidential Council, state PH leadership, and Amirudin as the PH election director. When questioned about PH's potential cooperation with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) for the election, Amirudin, who also serves as Selangor's Menteri Besar, indicated that PH is open to discussions if such collaboration is feasible.

However, if no room exists for collaboration, PH remains prepared to contest based on its current capacity and understanding. Just prior to this announcement, Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh revealed that the state legislative assembly was dissolved on September 23 after obtaining the consent of Melaka's Yang Dipertua Negeri, Tun Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam.