Swearing-in of new Melaka CM postponed to Monday (March 9)

MELAKA (Bernama): The swearing-in of the new chief minister of Melaka scheduled for Friday (March 6) has been postponed to Monday (March 9).

Melaka state secretary Datuk Seri Hasim Hasan said in a statement Thursday (March 5) that the event will take place at 3.30pm at Dewan Seri Utama in the office of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri in Ayer Keroh here.

Melaka Umno chairman Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh announced that all 13 Barisan Nasional state assemblymen pulled out of the coalition to form the state government with two Bersatu representatives.

He said the Barisan assemblymen, all from Umno, will instead work with Rembia assemblyman Muhammad Jailani Khamis, who is from PKR, and DAP's Pengkalan Batu assemblyman Norhizam Hassan Baktee.

On Monday (March 2), Mohd Khalil received representations that Chief Minister Adly Zahari, who is from Amanah, no longer commands the confidence of the majority of the state assembly.

As such, Mohd Khalil decided that another assemblyman will be appointed the chief minister. - Bernama