Ahmad Maslan urges BN to announce Melaka candidates early, give time to meet voters

Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan, an Umno Supreme Council member, has recommended that Barisan Nasional (BN) announce its candidates for the Melaka state election early.

This early announcement would allow candidates ample time to prepare and connect with voters.

Ahmad emphasized that both incumbents and new candidates should be considered, with all having to pass through three screening levels before BN's top leadership finalizes the selection.

ALOR GAJAH, Oct 2 — Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan has suggested that Barisan Nasional (BN) announce its candidate list for the Melaka state election early.

Ahmad, who is also Umno War Room Secretariat chief, said an early announcement would give shortlisted candidates sufficient time to prepare and introduce themselves to voters.

“The earlier, the better. We hope the best candidates will be fielded, whether they are incumbents or new faces,” he told reporters after attending the handover ceremony of completed Public Works Department (JKR) projects to the Education Ministry at SMK Durian Tunggal here today.

Ahmad, who is also Deputy Public Works Minister, said BN’s candidates for the Melaka state election would undergo three levels of screening before a final decision is made by the party’s top leadership. — Bernama

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巫统最高理事会成员拿督斯里艾哈迈德马斯兰建议国阵（BN）尽早公布马六甲州选举的候选人。

提前宣布这一消息可以让候选人有充足的时间做好准备并与选民沟通。

艾哈迈德强调，现任官员和新候选人都应该被考虑在内，所有人都必须经过三级筛选，然后国阵最高领导层才能最终确定人选。

亚罗牙也，10月2日——巫统最高理事会成员拿督斯里艾哈迈德马斯兰建议国阵（BN）尽早公布马六甲州选举的候选人名单。

艾哈迈德同时也是巫统作战室秘书处主任，他表示，提前公布结果将使入围候选人有足够的时间做好准备，并向选民介绍自己。

“越早越好。我们希望派出最优秀的候选人，无论是现任官员还是新面孔，”他今天在出席了在杜里安东加中学举行的公共工程局 (JKR) 已完工项目移交给教育部的仪式后告诉记者。

兼任公共工程部副部长的艾哈迈德表示，国阵的马六甲州选举候选人将经过三轮筛选，最终由党内高层做出决定。——马新社

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