00:00Barisan Nasional will only decide its strategy for the Melaka election after the State Legislative Assembly is dissolved, according to
00:08UMNO Vice President Johari Ghani.
00:10Johari said further developments would first need to be considered before a final decision was made, Utusan Malaysia reported.
00:18Last week, UMNO Supreme Council Member Ahmad Mazlan said the party would discuss on August 28 whether to cooperate with
00:26other parties or contest the Melaka election alone.
00:29The Melaka State Assembly must seek a new mandate by February next year.
00:34BN formed the state government after winning 21 of 28 seats in the last election, while Pakatan Harapan secured five
00:42and Perikatan Nasional two.
00:44Last Friday, BN Chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the coalition needed a formula suited to Melaka's geopolitical landscape for the
00:53coming election.
00:54Zahid noted the formula did not necessarily have to mirror the Johor and Negeri Semelan elections, where BN secured major
01:02victories.
01:03He had authorized Melaka BN Chief Abdul Raf Yusso to negotiate with other parties, with the outcome to be reviewed
01:11and finalized at the national level.
01:13Roman Dawi Ghappari, FMT
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