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IPOH: The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, has given Pakatan Harapan (PH) up to 2 pm tomorrow to prove that the coalition has the simple majority of 30 seats in the Perak legislative assembly to form the state government, according to Perak Dewan Negara member Datuk Seri Mohd Annuar Zaini.
He said the Ruler had also given Barisan Nasional (BN) until tomorrow morning to prove its claim of having the required 30 seats for the simple majority.
“According to the official results of the Election Commission, PH has 29 seats. So, Sultan Nazrin is offering the pact the first option for setting up a government, on condition that there is a simple majority of 30 seats,” he told reporters outside Istana Kinta here today.
He said that earlier today, the Sultan’s office received a letter from BN informing that it had a simple majority, namely 27 BN state seats and three from PAS. However, he added, the Sultan wished to see further evidence supporting the BN claim.
Perak PH leaders had an audience today with Sultan Nazrin Shah at Istana Kinta here over the formation of the state government following the general election.
The leaders included Perak PH chairman Ahmad Faizal Azumu, Perak PKR chairman Dr Muhammad Nor Manuty, Perak DAP chairman Nga Kor Ming and Perak Amanah chairman Asmuni Awi.
The vehicle carrying the leaders entered the compound of the palace at 3.25 pm.
It is learned that the audience was sought to discuss the formation of the state government because no party achieved a simple majority of 30 seats in the state in the general election on May 9.
Perak has a total of 59 seats in the legislative assembly.
Mohd Annuar said that if PH could not prove it had a simple majority, Sultan Nazrin would not delay any further the formation of the state government, which is expected to be by tomorrow evening.
“The Sultan has to abide by the dictates of the constitution,” he said.
Earlier today, Pakatan Harapan leaders comprising Perak PH chairman Ahmad Faizal Azumu; Perak DAP chairman Nga Kor Ming; Perak Amanah chairman Asmuni Awi and Perak PKR chairman Dr Muhammad Nor Manuty had an audience with Sultan Nazrin.
All of them were seen entering the palace grounds at about 3.25 pm and leaving an hour later.
In the 14th general election on May 9, PH, comprising PKR, DAP, PPBM and Amanah, won 29 of the 59 Perak legislative assembly seats, while Barisan Nasional secured 27 and PAS, three. – Bernama