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Best to hold Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu polls soon: Shahidan

Perikatan Nasional can secure big wins if they are held soon, says Arau MP

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 04 Dec 2022 6:33PM

Best to hold Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu polls soon: Shahidan
Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim says he is confident that should the state elections be held soon, especially in Kedah, Perikatan Nasional will be able to secure a big victory and maintain the administration of the state government. – The Vibes file pic, December 4, 2022

KULIM – Arau MP Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim has proposed that Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu hold state elections once the 15th general election (GE15) for the Padang Serai parliamentary seat in Kedah and the Tioman state seat in Pahang are completed.

He described it as the best time for the three Perikatan Nasional-ruled states to hold state polls after voters threw their backing for the coalition in GE15 on November 19.

He is confident that should the state elections be held soon, especially in Kedah, PN would be able to secure a big victory and maintain the administration of the state government.

“After this election (Padang Serai), we should go ahead with state polls. I think Kedah, just like in Perlis, will see PN secure a landslide victory,” he told a press conference here today.

The Election Commission has set December 7 (Wednesday) as the polling day for both Padang Serai and Tioman.

In GE15, PN won 14 out of the 15 state seats in Perlis as well as the three parliamentary constituencies – Padang Besar, Kangar, and Arau.

PN also swept all 14 parliamentary seats in Kelantan, all eight in Terengganu and 13 out of 14 seats in Kedah. – Bernama, December 4, 2022

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