GEORGE TOWN: Penang is keeping mum on the prospects of a separate state election while Kedah says it will decide only after Parliament is dissolved.
However, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is expected to make his stand clear today, an aide said.
“My boss will only comment about it tomorrow,” the aide said, when asked if Lim will hold simultaneous election with the federal polls.
This follows a decision by the Selangor government that it will hold its own state polls, separate from the parliamentary election.
Kelantan had said it would follow the Federal Government on the general election.
In ALOR SETAR, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak said the state might go along with the idea of holding a separate election for Kedah.
He added that, however, the state government would consider first which move could ensure a win for PAS and its allies before making a decision.
“We will wait until Parliament is dissolved. We also need to know the decision of the Pakatan Rakyat council on the matter,” said Azizan, who confirmed he would defend the Sungai Limau state seat.
Meanwhile, Penang MCA secretary Lau Chiek Tuan said the island was not likely to hold separate polls as the Pakatan coalition had been saying it was confident of retaining the state.
“Selangor is probably worried to lose, hence the need to have separate state polls,” he said.
State opposition leader and Penang Umno secretary Datuk Azhar Ibrahim said the state assembly would decide on whether to have concurrent or separate polls.
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