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Melaka State Assembly to Be Dissolved on Sep 23, Paving Way for Election Within 60 Days: Chief Minister
The move ends weeks of speculation and starts a 60-day countdown to polls after the 28-seat assembly is dissolved, officials and reports said.
- On Tuesday, Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh announced the dissolution of the 28-seat legislative assembly, triggering the 16th state election process.
- The current government's mandate was set to expire on Dec 27, but dissolution enables polls within 60 days, a timeline officials signaled by rescheduling the executive council meeting to Tuesday.
- Barisan Nasional currently holds 21 seats, though leaders are exploring a 'BN Plus formula' for the polls; the conditional pardon of former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak could influence voter sentiment, analysts said.
- Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's Pakatan Harapan is finalizing 'PH Plus' negotiations, while Transport Minister Anthony Loke offered to resign, calling the conditional pardon 'difficult to accept.'
- The state election poses a fresh test for Anwar's administration following recent regional losses, with political scientist Syaza Shukri noting the 'biggest significance is looking at how — if — anyone can truly offer stability.
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PressNewsAgencyMalaysia’s Anwar faces political reckoning in Melaka as state calls for poll
Melaka on Wednesday officially called for a state election – the latest test for Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government, which is already facing an internal feud and growing public frustration over failed reforms. The state assembly was dissolved effective from Wednesday following an official notification sent to the country’s Election Commission the previous day by Ibrahim Durum, the Melaka state assembly’s speaker. “A state electi…
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Melaka state assembly to be dissolved on Sep 23, paving way for election within 60 days: Chief Minister
Barisan Nasional controls the Melaka state government and will be looking to build on its recent victories in Negeri Sembilan and Johor. Who it partners or whether it goes solo will be closely watched, say analysts.
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