Dr Koh Tsu Koon, who faced a serious split within his Gerakan party, had been reappointed as Penang chief minister by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. However, in Mahathir's home state of Kedah, where Umno had suffered a massive erosion of support in the recent election, veteran Umno leader Sanusi Junid would no longer be the mentri besar. Sanusi announced today that he would not seek reappointment to take responsibility for Umno's poor showing.