Palace postpones swearing-in of new Kedah MB

The private secretary to the Sultan of Kedah did not say when the ceremony will be held and who will be appointed MB.

It is not known who the Sultan of Kedah will appoint as MB as no single party has achieved the simple majority of 19 seats. (Facebook pic)

ALOR SETAR: The appointment and swearing-in of the new Kedah menteri besar, scheduled for this evening following yesterday’s general election, has been postponed.

Elmi Yusoff, the private secretary to the Sultan of Kedah, in a statement issued today, did not say when the ceremony would be held.

The statement also did not name the individual who would be appointed the menteri besar.

In the 14th general election yesterday, Pakatan Harapan, led by Mukhriz Mahathir, won 18 of the 36 seats in the Kedah legislative assembly while PAS won 15 seats and the Barisan Nasional, three.

As such, no single party achieved the simple majority of 19 seats. -FMT