Jostling hots up with June 28 dissolution date


Onwards and upwards: Chow (centre) together with other assemblymen and women after a meeting at the Penang State Assembly Building in Light Street, George Town. ­— ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: With Penang officially announcing its planned date of dissolution – on June 28 – the jostling for seats among component parties in the unity government hots up.

With incumbency being the main criteria, only five seats are up for grabs – Penaga which was won by PAS and Seberang Jaya, Sungai Acheh, Bertam and Teluk Bahang, which are now under Perikatan Nasional’s Bersatu.

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