IPOH – The Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah today granted an audience to state Election Commission (EC) director Mohd Nazri Ismail at Istana Kinta for a briefing on the results of the 15th general election.
Nazri arrived at the palace at 10.23am and also present were state secretary Datuk Ahmad Suaidi Abdul Rahim and state legal adviser Datuk Azmir Shah Zainal Abidin.
The briefing session lasted about an hour, but they all declined to make any comments when met by the media later.
It was learned that no representatives from political parties were present.
Yesterday, Perak Perikatan Nasional (PN) deputy chairman Razman Zakaria was reported to have said that the coalition would hold talks with Barisan Nasional (BN) on the formation of a state government.
PN won 26 of the 59 seats in the Perak assembly. A total of 30 seats are required for a simple majority to form a state government.
It was reported that Pakatan Harapan won 24 seats, while BN won nine seats.
The state government was previously made up of a combination of BN, Bersatu, and PAS. – Bernama, November 20, 2022
