BN, PAS to share stage in unveiling candidates, says Zahid

 The Barisan Nasional chairman says the coalition will announce its 21 candidates, while PAS will reveal its seven candidates.

BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s announcement comes after PAS denied it had finalised seat negotiations for the Melaka polls.

PETALING JAYA:

Barisan Nasional and PAS will jointly announce their respective candidates for the upcoming Melaka state election this Saturday.

BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the coalition will unveil its 21 candidates, while PAS will reveal its seven candidates.

“Insya-Allah we will be sharing a (single) stage,” Harian Metro quoted him as saying.

Earlier today, PAS denied it had finalised seat negotiations with BN for the Nov 14 polls.

Takiyuddin Hassan, the secretary-general for both Perikatan Nasional and PAS, confirmed their alliance with BN but noted that further negotiations are ongoing to refine the pact.

Yesterday, Zahid said BN would contest 21 of the 28 seats up for grabs while PAS and its allies would vie for the remaining seven.

Nominations for the state election falls on Oct 31. - FMT