PN to reveal CM candidate tomorrow, not ruling out woman state leader

Perikatan Nasional (PN) will announce its chief ministerial candidate tomorrow, said the coalition’s secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin.

He said discussions would be held with PN component parties to select an individual who is accepted by the community as a whole and could attract support from fence-sitters.

He also did not rule out the possibility of putting forward a woman as the chief ministerial candidate.

"We even have some doctors, professionals, engineers. We will discuss it and God willing, we will announce it tomorrow," he said in Alor Gajah, today.

On Nov 11, PN chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin reportedly said the coalition will announce its chief ministerial candidate before the Nov 20 polling day.

So far, BN has nominated Sulaiman Md Ali as its chief minister candidate, while Pakatan Harapan has picked Adly Zahari.

PN is contesting all 28 state seats in the Malacca polls, with Bersatu fighting in 15 seats, PAS (eight), and Gerakan (five).

The election is being held following the dissolution of the state assembly on Oct 4, after four assemblypersons withdrew support for the chief minister at the time.

Meanwhile, Hamzah extended his condolences to the family of former Asahan assemblyperson Abdul Ghafar Atan, who passed away at the Melaka Hospital today.

The media previously reported that Abdul Ghafar, who was also the state's former housing, local government, and environment committee chairperson, had received treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of Melaka Hospital after being confirmed positive for Covid-19 last week.

- Bernama