The DAP will not be an unreliable Pakatan Harapan partner by making a unilateral decision on a snap election in Penang, its secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said today.

He said the party was still waiting for PKR and Parti Amanah Negara to decide on DAP's proposal for a snap election.

"We want to demonstrate that we are a reliable partner in Pakatan; let the decision for snap election be a Pakatan decision," Lim said at a press conference in George Town today.

Also present was Penang executive council member Chow Kon Yeow (left in the top photo).

The Penang chief minister said that DAP could have called for a  snap election on its own.

DAP leads the state government with a majority of 19 seats while PKR has 10 and PAS one. Umno has 10 seats.

'DAP won't make unilateral decision'

Lim said other parties in Pakatan might have made unilateral decisions in the past, but the DAP would not do so.

He cited the cases of Penanti, Permatang Pauh and Kajang, where PKR made unilateral decisions to call for by-elections in the past.

"PKR decided those by-elections on its own but we still supported it. We supported PKR as a Pakatan partner," Lim said.

"We are always a reliable Pakatan partner," said Lim, who is also Bagan MP.

When reminded that the three PKR seats were single state seats whereas Lim was calling for an entire state election, he replied: "The Kajang polls also involved the change of menteri besar.”

PKR will meet tomorrow night to decide on DAP's proposal, but it has earlier expressed that it is not keen on a snap election, and asked for more time to consider the option.

Lim suggested an early election to obtain a new mandate from Penang voters following the two corruption charges against him.

He said he would lead the polls and it was for the people to decide if he should still remain as chief minister, after being slapped with the two graft charges.

Lim maintained that the charges, related to the purchase of his bungalow on Jalan Pinhorn at allegedly below market value, which is an offence for public officials, were politically motivated to end his career.