SHAH ALAM – The Selangor government will discuss with Penang, Negri Sembilan, Kedah, Terengganu, and Kelantan the possibility of holding their state elections simultaneously next year, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.
“Our state legislative assemblies need to be dissolved simultaneously to save costs by holding state polls next year,” he told reporters at the Annex Building of Dewan Negeri Selangor here today.
Selangor, Penang, and Negri Sembilan are governed by Pakatan Harapan while Kedah, Terengganu, and Kelantan are led by PAS.
These six states did not dissolve their assemblies when Parliament was dissolved for the 15th general election, which was held last Saturday.
He said the six states had held unofficial discussions to avoid holding their state polls together with the national polls.
He expected the state polls to be held after Aidilfitri, which is in April, but it all depends on developments at the federal government level and the weather. – Bernama, November 24, 2022
