Seat allocation for PN parties in Melaka polls to be finalised soon, says Bersatu

Negotiations on seat allocation among Perikatan Nasional (PN) component parties for the Melaka state election will be finalised soon, says Bersatu secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin.

He said Melaka Bersatu chief Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen, who is also the state PN chairman, had drawn up strategies to mobilise the party machinery at the grassroots level together with other component parties to face the election.

Hamzah said Bersatu and the PN component parties would intensify the existing outreach programmes in all 28 state constituencies, including the Gerai Prihatin Rakyat initiative which had received a good response from the people.

In addition, he said the Bersatu Supreme Council meeting held yesterday had discussed the party’s preparations to face the Melaka election.

“Bersatu is ready to face the Melaka election with thorough preparations,” he said in a statement today.

The Melaka state assembly was dissolved on Oct 4 after four state assemblymen announced they had lost confidence in Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali and withdrew their support for him.

The four assemblymen were Idris Haron (Sungai Udang), Nor Azman Hassan (Pantai Kundor), Norhizam Hassan Baktee (Pengkalan Batu) and Noor Effandi Ahmad (Telok Mas).

The Election Commission will hold a special meeting on Oct 18 to discuss the implementation of the state election including the date for the issuance of the writ of election, nomination day, polling day and the electoral roll to be used.