BN to retain Ab Rauf as Melaka CM if coalition wins Nov 14 polls, says Zahid

MELAKA, Oct 31 — Barisan Nasional (BN) will continue to entrust Datuk Seri Dr Ab Rauf Yusoh with the post of Chief Minister if the coalition wins the 16th Melaka state election on Nov 14.

BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said, however, that the proposal to allow Ab Rauf to continue serving as Chief Minister was subject to the powers vested in Melaka Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Dr Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam.

“We will not pre-empt the powers vested in the Melaka Yang Dipertua Negeri, but as BN chairman, I will propose Ab Rauf’s name for him to continue serving in Melaka.

“However, we will first return this mandate to the people of Melaka. I hope their support will be translated into votes, enabling us to form the state government together with our strategic partners,” he said.

He told reporters this after accompanying Ab Rauf to the nomination centre for the Tanjung Bidara state constituency at Dewan Datuk Kapt (B) Hj Ab Karim, JAPERUN Tanjung Bidara Complex in Alor Gajah here today.

Ahmad Zahid also expressed hope that the people of Melaka would carefully assess the performance of the state government under Ab Rauf’s leadership before making their decision on polling day.

“We also do not want smear campaigns or campaigns being undermined by various improper tactics, and I expect the campaign atmosphere in Melaka to be relatively calm,” he said.

He also confirmed that BN, together with its strategic partner Perikatan Nasional (PN), would contest all 28 state seats in the Melaka election, describing this as a manifestation of togetherness.

“UMNO is contesting 18 seats, MCA four seats and MIC one seat, while the remaining seats are contested by our partners in PN.

“This demonstrates togetherness, at a time when many had expected MCA to boycott the Melaka state election or, at the very least, to be unhappy with the arrangement. However, this did not happen. Instead, MCA was allocated four seats,” he said.

The Election Commission (EC) has set Nov 14 as polling day for the 16th Melaka state election, while early voting will be held on Nov 10.

For the latest news on the 16th Melaka state election, visit https://election.bernama.com/prn/melaka/2026/. — Bernama

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马六甲，10月31日讯——如果国民阵线（国阵）在11月14日举行的第16届马六甲州选举中获胜，将继续委任拿督斯里阿布·拉乌夫·尤索夫博士担任首席部长一职。

然而，国阵主席拿督斯里艾哈迈德扎希德哈米迪表示，允许阿布劳夫继续担任首席部长的提议受到马六甲国家元首敦莫哈末阿里莫哈末鲁斯坦博士所赋予的权力的约束。

“我们不会越俎代庖，侵犯马六甲州元首的权力，但作为国阵主席，我将提名阿布·拉乌夫继续在马六甲任职。”

“但是，我们首先要将这项授权交还给马六甲人民。我希望他们的支持能够转化为选票，使我们能够与战略伙伴共同组建州政府，”他说道。

他今天陪同阿布劳夫前往位于亚罗牙也 JAPERUN 丹绒比达拉综合大楼 Dewan Datuk Kapt (B) Hj Ab Karim 的丹绒比达拉州选区提名中心后告诉记者。

艾哈迈德·扎希德也表示希望马六甲人民在投票日做出决定之前，能够认真评估阿布·拉乌夫领导下的州政府的表现。

“我们也不希望出现抹黑运动或竞选活动被各种不正当手段破坏的情况，我预计马六甲的竞选氛围会相对平静，”他说。

他还证实，国阵将与其战略伙伴国民联盟（PN）一起参加马六甲州选举的全部28个州议席，并称这是团结一致的体现。

“巫统竞选18个席位，马华公会竞选4个席位，国大党竞选1个席位，其余席位由我们的伙伴国盟竞选。

“这体现了团结一致，此前许多人预期马华公会会抵制马六甲州选举，或者至少会对选举结果不满。然而，这种情况并没有发生。相反，马华公会获得了四个席位，”他说道。

选举委员会（EC）已将11月14日定为第16届马六甲州选举的投票日，提前投票将于11月10日举行。

有关第16届马六甲州选举的最新消息，请访问https://election.bernama.com/prn/melaka/2026/。——马新社

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