Summary
- Melaka Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh hinted at an assembly dissolution this month.
- He said there were “two more Fridays” before dissolution.
- The current state assembly term expires in December.
- Melaka has 28 state seats, with BN holding 21.
MELAKA, September 8 — Melaka Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh has given his strongest indication yet that the state legislative assembly could be dissolved within the next two weeks.
Ab Rauf, who is also Melaka Barisan Nasional chairman, said Monday there were “two more Fridays” before the expected dissolution.
His remarks followed calls by BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to move ahead with the state election and allow voters to determine Melaka’s future. The current assembly term expires in December.
BN won 21 of Melaka’s 28 seats in the 2021 state election, while Pakatan Harapan secured five and Perikatan Nasional two.
