6 state polls: Harapan MBs, CM want to meet PN to set date

 

Six states that will be holding their elections this year need to discuss suitable dates to dissolve their respective legislative assemblies.

In this regard, Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun said he, together with Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari and Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, are in talks to meet with the menteris besar of Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu on the matter.

“We are discussing meeting our counterparts in Kelantan, Terengganu, and Kedah to decide the dates.

“Then we will inform and discuss with the Election Commission regarding the suitable dates to hold the election so that there is no overlap,” he told reporters in Seremban yesterday.

Aminuddin, who is also the Negeri Sembilan Pakatan Harapan chairperson, agreed with Chow that June is the best time to hold the state polls.

Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun

“If we dissolve (the state assemblies) in May, the people go to the polls in June. So I share the same view with him that the elections can be held around that time.

“This is also to give other parties the opportunity to prepare and hold their election campaigns,” he said.

Yesterday, Aminuddin said the Negeri Sembilan legislative assembly is expected to be dissolved in May to pave the way for the state polls.

- Bernama