BN rejects Perikatan request for additional seats in Melaka election
Barisan Nasional (BN) has confirmed it will stick to its original agreement to allocate seven seats to Perikatan Nasional (PN) for the upcoming Melaka state election. Despite requests for more seats, BN leadership stated they will honor the existing pact.
Why it matters
This decision impacts the political landscape and coalition dynamics in the Melaka state election, influencing voter choices and party alliances.
MELAKA, Oct 24 — Barisan Nasional (BN) will stick to its agreement to allocate seven seats it is not contesting to Perikatan Nasional (PN) for the Melaka state election, despite attempts to secure additional seats.
BN chairman and Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the allocation had been agreed upon under a mutual agreement, which BN would honour.
“I have heard about efforts to seek additional seats, but we already have a pact, an agreement to allow them to contest the seven seats BN is not contesting, which we have left to PN’s component parties to distribute among themselves.
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