UNOFFICIAL: BN-PN secures two-thirds majority in Melaka

 The alliance has reached the 19-seat threshold to secure a supermajority in the Melaka assembly, according to early unofficial results.

In the 2021 Melaka polls, BN single-handedly secured a two-thirds majority by winning 21 of the 28 seats in the state assembly.

PETALING JAYA:

The Barisan Nasional-Perikatan Nasional alliance has secured a two-thirds majority in the 16th Melaka state election, according to early unofficial results.

The pact is on course to win at least 19 of the 28 seats up for grabs, giving it a supermajority in the state assembly.

State BN chairman Ab Rauf Yusoh is expected to retain the chief minister’s post after leading the alliance to victory.

BN had contested 23 seats under its pact with PN, while the latter vied for five.

A total of 687,697 voters were eligible to cast their ballots in the election.

In 2021, BN also garnered a two-thirds majority after securing 21 of the 28 seats in the state assembly.

However, one Umno assemblyman later defected to PAS before the state’s anti-hopping law came into effect. - FMT