Kedah, Terengganu accept decision not to dissolve state assemblies

 

PAS leaders in Kedah and Terengganu have accepted the party’s decision not to dissolve their respective state legislative assemblies, while DAP leaders in Penang are still hoping that theirs can be dissolved for the election to be held simultaneously with the 15th general election (GE15).

"We are going along with the PAS Central Working Committee’s decision on the matter of dissolution," Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor told reporters after chairing the State Executive Council meeting at the Sungai Petani Kedah Municipal Council Complex yesterday.

The PAS Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting held at the party’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur yesterday decided, among other things, against dissolving the state assemblies of Kelantan, Terengganu (photo, above) and Kedah.

Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar also concurred.

"The Terengganu state government fully supports the PAS CWC’s decision," he said in a statement last night.

Meanwhile, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow maintained his stance on dissolving the state assembly so that the state elections could run concurrently with GE15.

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow

Chow said the Penang DAP had made every effort to convince the party’s central leadership to bring the issue to the Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council meeting.

"I attended Harapan’s central meeting on Wednesday and was informed that the matter is being considered," he said.

Chow, who is also Penang DAP chairperson, said the factors that led to the proposed dissolution of the state assembly were due to calls by the rakyat as well as making logistics simpler if the state and parliamentary elections were held simultaneously.

On Wednesday, Harapan chairperson Anwar Ibrahim said although the three Harapan-led states of Penang, Negeri Sembilan and Selangor were still tied to an earlier decision by the presidential council not to dissolve the state assemblies, they had been told to hold detailed discussions with their component party leaderships to find common ground on the matter.

- Bernama