The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, has consented to the state executive council (exco) line-up for the 2013-18 term, Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said today.

Following this, Khalid said, the state exco members would be sworn in at Istana Alam Shah in Klang at 9.30am on Thursday.

“I will meet up with the political party representatives from Selangor Pakatan Rakyat after this to inform them of the exco list the sultan has given consent to,” he told reporters outside the Istana Bukit Kayangan in Shah Alam, after an audience with Sultan Sharafuddin.

Khalid said the sultan also consented to the appointment of the speaker for the state legislative assembly.

Asked whether the exco appointment was made based on the 4:3:3 composition, with four from PAS and three each from DAP and PKR, he said the matter would be announced after the discussions with the Pakatan representatives.

In the recent 13th general election, the opposition won 44 of the 56 state seats in Selangor, compared with 36 it won in 2008.

PKR won 14 seats while DAP and PAS each won 15 seats, while the BN won 12 seats. 

- Bernama