Zahid: BN and PAS to announce Melaka candidates tomorrow

Barisan Nasional (BN) will announce its candidates for the upcoming Melaka State Election alongside PAS and its strategic partners.

BN will contest 21 seats while PAS and others will compete for seven seats.

Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh, serving as Melaka BN chairman, has been appointed the BN election director, succeeding Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

The Election Commission has scheduled polling for November 14, with nomination and early voting set for October 31 and November 10, respectively.

MELAKA, Oct 23 — Barisan Nasional (BN) will announce its candidates for the Melaka State Election, with PAS and its strategic partners, tomorrow, said its chairman, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Ahmad Zahid, who is also Umno president, said BN will contest 21 seats, while PAS and its strategic partners will contest seven seats, based on the seat allocation agreed upon thus far.

“God willing, on the same stage and in the same hall, we will make the announcement (regarding the candidates for BN, PAS, and the strategic partners),” he told reporters after chairing a meeting of BN Supreme Council at Melaka International Trade Centre here last night.

Regarding the distribution of seats among BN component parties, Ahmad Zahid noted that the matter has been finalised based on the projected winnability of each party in the respective constituencies.

He added that PAS and its strategic partners have also held meetings to discuss the allocation of seats among themselves.

“God willing, everything will be resolved smoothly... everything has been finalised in accordance with the number of seats we have mutually agreed upon,” he said.

In a related development, Ahmad Zahid announced that the Chief Minister, who also serves as the Melaka BN chairman, Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh, has been appointed as the BN election director for this state election.

He explained that Ab Rauf has taken over the role from Umno deputy president and Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, who has overseas commitments during the campaign period.

“As it happened, during the campaign period in Melaka, he (Mohamad) had numerous overseas commitments including attending Commonwealth meetings, representing the country at regional gatherings, participating in the Asean Summit, and visiting several other nations,” he said.

The Election Commission has set November 14 as polling day for the Melaka state election, with nomination day on October 31 and early voting on November 10.

In the 2021 Melaka state election, BN won 21 out of the 28 contested State Legislative Assembly (DUN) seats, while Pakatan Harapan (PH) secured five seats and Perikatan Nasional (PN) won two. — Bernama

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国民阵线（国阵）将与伊斯兰党及其战略伙伴一起宣布其参加即将到来的马六甲州选举的候选人。

国阵将竞选21个席位，而伊斯兰党和其他政党将争夺7个席位。

担任马六甲国阵主席的拿督斯里阿布劳夫尤索已被任命为国阵选举总监，接替拿督斯里莫哈末哈山。

选举委员会已将投票日定于11月14日，提名日和提前投票日分别定于10月31日和11月10日。

马六甲，10 月 23 日 — 国阵主席拿督斯里艾哈迈德·扎希德·哈米迪博士表示，国阵将于明天与伊党及其战略合作伙伴宣布马六甲州选举的候选人。

巫统主席艾哈迈德·扎希德表示，根据目前已达成的席位分配协议，国阵将竞选21个席位，而伊斯兰党及其战略伙伴将竞选7个席位。

“如果上帝保佑，我们将在同一个舞台和同一个大厅里宣布（关于国阵、伊斯兰党和战略伙伴的候选人），”他昨晚在马六甲国际贸易中心主持国阵最高理事会会议后告诉记者。

关于国阵各成员党之间的席位分配，艾哈迈德·扎希德指出，此事已根据各党在各自选区的预计胜选可能性最终确定。

他还补充说，伊斯兰党及其战略伙伴也举行了会议，讨论席位分配问题。

他说：“如果上帝保佑，一切都会顺利解决……所有事宜都已按照我们双方商定的席位数量最终确定。”

在相关进展中，艾哈迈德·扎希德宣布，首席部长兼马六甲国阵主席拿督斯里阿布·拉乌夫·尤索已被任命为本次州选举的国阵选举主任。

他解释说，阿布·拉乌夫接替了巫统副主席兼外交部长拿督斯里·穆罕默德·哈桑的职务，后者在竞选期间有海外事务要处理。

他说：“碰巧的是，在马六甲竞选期间，他（穆罕默德）有很多海外行程安排，包括出席英联邦会议、代表国家参加区域会议、参加东盟峰会以及访问其他几个国家。”

选举委员会已将11月14日定为马六甲州选举的投票日，提名日为10月31日，提前投票日为11月10日。

在2021年马六甲州选举中，国阵在28个州立法议会席位中赢得21席，希望联盟获得5席，国民联盟获得2席。——马新社

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