PN to hold discussions with BN to form Perak state govt

Perak Perikatan Nasional (PN) will hold discussions with BN about forming the state government soon.

Perak PN deputy chairperson Razman Zakaria said this was because they only won 26 out of 59 state seats in the 15th general election (GE15).

“A total of 30 seats are required for a simple majority to form the Perak state government.

“PN lacks four state seats so we will work towards forming a government to administer the state and hold discussions with others for this purpose,” he said in a media conference in Ipoh today.

On whether discussions will also be held with Pakatan Harapan, Razman (above), who is also the Perak PAS commissioner, said they were set on not working with that coalition.

“For now, it’s like how we’ve explained, we will not be together with Harapan, no (Harapan chairperson) Anwar (Ibrahim), no DAP.

“About that matter, there is room for our friends from BN,” he said.

Razman added that discussions at the state level would require prior approval from the party’s central level.

Harapan won 24 state seats in Perak while BN only managed to secure nine.

- Bernama

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