KUALA LUMPUR — Kelantan Perikatan Nasional (PN) today announced a mega gathering in Kota Baru this Friday as it prepares for next month’s state election.
State PN secretary, Wan Roslan Wan Hamat said the coalition is expecting a turnout of 80,000 people.
“In preparing for the upcoming state election in Kelantan, we will organise a mega gathering at the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium here. We will perform prayers and PN leaders have confirmed to us that they will give their speech.
“It was also confirmed to us that our national figure, Tun Dr Mahathir will be attending the gathering and he will give his speech to support us,” he said, referring to former two-time prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
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The former prime minister said he met with his immediate predecessor in a “respectful and cordial” meeting the previous day, during which they had reached an agreement.
On July 5, the Election Commission (EC) announced that polling for Selangor, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu state elections will be on August 12.
EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh also announced during the same press conference that nomination day will be on July 29 and early voting is set for August 8. MM
PAS-Bersatu seat negotiations for Kelantan polls done, says Perikatan rep
KUALA LUMPUR — Kelantan Perikatan Nasional (PN) today confirmed that seat negotiations between PAS and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia have been completed with the former set to contest 39 out of the 45 seats up for grabs in the state.
Its liaison secretary, Wan Roslan Wan Hamat, said all PN candidates in Kelantan will use the PAS logo for the state polls.
“I am pleased to announce that the Kelantan state seat negotiations between PAS and Bersatu have been completed. PAS will contest 39 seats, and Bersatu the remaining six seats,” he announced during a special press conference in Kota Baru.
“We will vet the candidates’ list and the final selection will be made based on whether the candidates are able to fulfil the wishes of voters’ in a particular constituency.
“We will announce the official list on July 27, followed by our manifesto on July 31,” he said.
The theme of the state coalition’s manifesto for the polls is “Kelantan Maju, Rakyat Sejahtera”, or “Progress in Kelantan, Wellbeing for the People”.
On July 5, the Election Commission announced that polling for Selangor, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu state elections will be on August 12.
EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh also announced during the same press conference that nomination day will be on July 29 and early voting is set for August 8. MM
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