Perak Mb Denies July Coup Rumours Cites Anti Hopping Law

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The Perak government has denied the allegation that some of its state assemblypersons will jump parties, leading to a change in state administration in July.
Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad said the allegation was unfounded because the Perak state assembly had approved the Anti-Party Hopping enactment on Dec 29 last year.
“There are 59 seats in Perak and to form a state government, there must be at least 30 state assembly seats and the consent of the Perak sultan.
“Now, the opposition has 26 seats and the government has 33 seats, so they (the opposition) need to find four more seats to become the government. The question is, where do you want to find these four seats? We have the Anti-Hopping Act, if you ‘jump’, then the seat needs to be vacated and an election must be held again,” Saarani (above) said.
He said this during a press conference after attending the launch of the Carnelian 2 single-storey terrace house-cum-Hari Raya celebration at Taman Meru Perdana 2, Ipoh, today.
He advised state government assemblypersons to think wisely and not accept offers that will force them to abandon the rights and interests of the people.
“But I am sure that neither Pakatan Harapan nor BN assemblypersons are excited to jump parties.
“People in this state should not be worried. God willing, this state government will stay strong until the end of its term,” he said.
Previously, the Perak PAS denied the claim of a move to topple the state government to make way for simultaneous polls with other states, namely Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Penang, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu.
- Bernama

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