Zahid’s call for Melaka polls gets the thumbs down

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PETALING JAYA: The head of an election watchdog group and a political analyst have given the thumbs down to a call by Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for a state election to be held in Melaka.

An election should be the last option during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Bersih 2.0 chairman Thomas Fann and political analyst Azmi Hassan.

Zahid had called for an election after four assemblymen said they did not support the state government led by chief minister Sulaiman Md Ali.

Fann said it was premature to declare that Sulaiman’s government had fallen, unless he fails a confidence vote or if the chief minister has tendered his resignation.

“Holding a snap election is an option but given that Undi18 and automatic voter registration have not been implemented, and Covid-19 remains a threat, it should be a last option,” he told FMT.


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