Rauf declares public holiday in Melaka tomorrow after landslide election win
The BN-PN alliance secured a supermajority by winning 24 of the 28 state assembly seats in Melaka, well over the 19-seat two-thirds threshold.
Chief minister Ab Rauf Yusoh of Melaka has declared tomorrow a special state holiday in celebration of the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition's decisive victory in yesterday's state election. The holiday is a way to express gratitude to the electorate for entrusting the BN-PN alliance with continued governance, according to Rauf.
This announcement was made at a press conference held at Kompleks Seri Negeri in Ayer Keroh, following his re-sworn appointment as chief minister for a second term. The BN-PN coalition triumphed with a supermajority, securing 24 out of the 28 available state assembly seats, surpassing the required 19-seat two-thirds threshold. BN captured 21 seats, while PN claimed three. The opposition party, Pakatan Harapan, won the remaining four seats.
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