How It Looks & My Silver State - Political Uncertainty Again

 

(From the Star) …in Ipoh, a political observer, who declined to be named said there would be enough assemblymen in Perak to form a new state government if the new coalition led by Dr Mahathir took shape.

He said the key players were Bersatu’s two assemblymen, namely Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu (Chenderiang) and Datuk Zainol Fadzi Paharudin (Sungai Manik).

Should both leave Pakatan, it will leave them with 29 seats. “Umno has 25 seats while PAS has three. Add Faizal and Zainol Fadzi, it will be enough for a simple majority of 30 seats to form the state government, ” he said.

He said that former Umno member-turned-independent Tualang Sekah assemblyman Datuk Nolee Ashikin Mohd Radzi, could also make the switch, further strengthening the new coalition.

He said of the four PKR assemblymen, one was aligned with Azmin. “If the PKR assemblyman and Nolee Ashikin join the new coalition, it will then leave the state Pakatan with 27 state representatives, ” he said, adding that the new coalition would then have 32 seats.