Melaka’s history of frequent chief minister changes should serve as a warning, says Adly Zahari

MELAKA, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- Melaka’s previous experience of seeing chief ministers replaced within a short period should serve as a lesson to all political parties to ensure the stability of the state administration is maintained after the 16th Melaka State Election, according to former Chief Minister Adly Zahari.

The Melaka Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman said political and administrative stability in the state should be a priority for all parties, rather than focusing solely on who would lead the state government after the election.

Adly, who is also Deputy Defence Minister and PH candidate for the Bukit Katil seat, said political stability must be taken seriously by all parties as it is an important ingredient in ensuring a stable administration that can sustain policies and development agendas.

“The issue is stability, not who wants to lead and so on. I think there are many ways we can use after the election. Whoever leads, our commitment is to ensure political stability,” he told Bernama.

Adly said one possible approach was the implementation of a Confidence and Supply Agreement (CSA), similar to the one at the federal level, to ensure that the government has sufficient support to govern and pass the budget if it has only a slim majority.

Adly said an inclusive approach, including providing allocations to opposition state assemblymen, was among the measures he had implemented while serving as Chief Minister to ensure that all elected representatives could carry out their responsibilities to the community.

He said that when he led the state government, an allocation of RM60,000 was provided to each opposition state assemblyman to enable them to operate service centres and appoint staff to assist local residents.

He said the approach was important to ensure that elected representatives, regardless of whether they were from the government or opposition, had the means to serve the community while reducing political tensions.

Touching on his service in the Bukit Katil constituency, Adly said 231 of the 255 applications and complaints received from residents over the past two years had been resolved.

“Most involved infrastructure, drainage and drains. For schools, they requested speed bumps because vehicles were travelling too fast and endangering children on their way to school,” he said.

He said all applications received through various channels, including social media, the Information Department and elected representatives’ service centres, were recorded and forwarded to the relevant agencies for action and monitoring.

“Every time there is a meeting, I will look at the list of applications and ask whether they have been resolved. If they cannot be resolved, I will go down myself with the relevant agencies to see how the matter can be resolved,” he said.

Adly is facing a four-cornered contest against Perikatan Nasional candidate Muhammad Ridzuan Mohd Sarif, Parti Bersama Malaysia candidate Dr Aliza Che Amran and independent candidate Abu Bakar Sabudin.

The Election Commission has set Nov 14 as polling day, with early voting 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，11月3日（马新社）——前首席部长阿德利·扎哈里表示，马六甲此前首席部长在短时间内频繁更迭的经历，应该给所有政党敲响警钟，以确保在第16届马六甲州选举后维持州政府的稳定。

马六甲希望联盟（PH）主席表示，各党派应优先考虑该州的政治和行政稳定，而不是仅仅关注选举后谁将领导州政府。

阿德利同时也是国防部副部长和希望联盟武吉卡迪尔选区的候选人，他表示，政治稳定必须得到各方的重视，因为它是确保政府稳定、从而能够维持政策和发展议程的重要因素。

“问题的关键在于稳定，而不是谁想领导等等。我认为选举后我们可以采取多种方式。无论谁领导，我们的承诺都是确保政治稳定，”他告诉马新社。

阿德利表示，一种可能的办法是实施类似于联邦层面的信任与支持协议（CSA），以确保政府在仅占微弱多数的情况下，能够获得足够的支持来执政并通过预算。

阿德利表示，包容性的做法，包括向反对党州议员提供拨款，是他担任首席部长期间实施的措施之一，以确保所有民选代表都能履行其对社区的责任。

他表示，在他领导州政府期间，每个反对党州议员都获得了 6 万令吉的拨款，用于运营服务中心和聘请工作人员协助当地居民。

他表示，这种做法很重要，可以确保民选代表，无论他们来自政府还是反对派，都有能力为社区服务，同时减少政治紧张局势。

谈到他在武吉卡迪尔选区的服务情况，阿德利表示，过去两年收到的居民提出的 255 项申请和投诉中，已有 231 项得到解决。

他说：“大多数问题都涉及基础设施、排水系统和排水沟。对于学校，他们要求安装减速带，因为车辆行驶速度过快，危及孩子们上学的安全。”

他表示，所有通过各种渠道（包括社交媒体、新闻部门和民选代表服务中心）收到的申请都会被记录下来，并转发给相关机构进行处理和监督。

他说：“每次开会，我都会查看申请清单，询问是否已经解决。如果无法解决，我会亲自与相关机构一起去看看如何解决问题。”

阿德利面临着与国盟候选人穆罕默德·里祖安·莫哈末·沙里夫、马来西亚团结党候选人阿里扎·谢阿姆兰博士和独立候选人阿布·巴卡·沙布丁的四角逐。

选举委员会已将11月14日定为投票日，提前投票将于11月10日开始。

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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