Taib to make announcement on S'wak polls tomorrow
Published: Mar 18, 2011 8:56 AM | Updated: Mar 19, 2011 12:57 AM
Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud said today that he will make an announcement on the state election tomorrow.
Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud said today that he will make an announcement on the state election tomorrow.
"Wait one more day," Taib told reporters when asked to comment on speculation that the state legislative assembly would be dissolved on Monday for the election to be held next month.
He quashed rumours that he would leave for Mecca on Sunday to perform his umrah (minor pilgrimage) before the election, but otherwise declined to answer any question related to the polls after opening the Youth Assembly 2011 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching.
Taib is known to go on his umrah before calling a state election.
Speculation on the dissolution of the state assembly, whose term expires on July 23, went into high gear after Taib called on the Yang Dipertua Negri Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng early yesterday.
Political observers said that making the announcement tomorrow made sense because both the Prime Minister Najib Razak, and his deputy, Muhyiddin Yassin, will be in Sarawak for the start of a meet-the-people tour of all states over several months.
BN holds 62 of the 71 seats in the assembly. The DAP has six, PKR and Snap have one each while an Independent holds the remaining seat.
- Bernama
"Wait one more day," Taib told reporters when asked to comment on speculation that the state legislative assembly would be dissolved on Monday for the election to be held next month.
He quashed rumours that he would leave for Mecca on Sunday to perform his umrah (minor pilgrimage) before the election, but otherwise declined to answer any question related to the polls after opening the Youth Assembly 2011 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching.Taib is known to go on his umrah before calling a state election.
Speculation on the dissolution of the state assembly, whose term expires on July 23, went into high gear after Taib called on the Yang Dipertua Negri Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng early yesterday.
Political observers said that making the announcement tomorrow made sense because both the Prime Minister Najib Razak, and his deputy, Muhyiddin Yassin, will be in Sarawak for the start of a meet-the-people tour of all states over several months.
BN holds 62 of the 71 seats in the assembly. The DAP has six, PKR and Snap have one each while an Independent holds the remaining seat.
- Bernama
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