ALOR STAR – Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has hinted that its legislative assembly will be dissolved after June 18 to pave way for the state polls.
He said this decision was based on several factors, including the fasting month, Aidilfitri celebration, the haj season and the Aidiladha celebration prior to that.
“In March and April, it’s the fasting month and Raya (Aidilfitri)... after that we have people going for the haj, so have to wait for them to come back and on June 18, we have the Sultan of Kedah’s birthday celebration. It (the state assembly’s dissolution) can only be done after that,” he told to reporters when met at the state-level Chinese New Year celebration last night.
Sanusi said PAS would decide for itself when to dissolve the legislative assemblies of the three states it governs, namely Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu, without discussing the matter with states under Pakatan Harapan (PH).
However, the PAS election director hoped that the PH-led states of Penang, Selangor and Negri Sembilan would dissolve their respective assemblies together with the three PAS-led states so that the state elections could be held simultaneously.
“There have been informal discussions with other states, like Negri Sembilan. I asked the menteri besar (Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun). He said it is not his intention to dissolve the state assembly in May as its mandate expires in June.
“So, like it or not, its (Negri Sembilan) legislative assembly has to be dissolved in May or at the latest on May 31. So if the state polls are to be held simultaneously, they have to be held within 60 days, which is between June 1 and July 31,” he added. – Bernama, February 1, 2023
