SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan legislative assembly will likely be dissolved tomorrow (June 5) to pave the way for snap polls.
It is learnt that Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun will hold a press conference after Friday prayers to announce the dissolution.
Talk of the 36-member state assembly being dissolved tomorrow (June 5) has been making the rounds since the beginning of the week.
"As of now, a media conference has been scheduled for tomorrow (June 4).
"However, we do not know if there will be a last-minute change," said a source.
He said state Pakatan Harapan leaders had also during a recent meeting tentatively agreed on the number of seats each party will contest.
It is understood that PKR will contest 16, DAP (11) and Amanah (nine).
The speculation gained momentum on Wednesday (June 3) when Aminuddin sought an audience with state ruler Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir early in the morning and then again in the afternoon.
It is understood that the morning session, which was a routine weekly pre-exco briefing, took almost two hours.
Aminuddin, who is currently serving his second term as MB had also cancelled the weekly media conference at the eleventh hour on Wednesday (June 3)
He also declined to speak to reporters after he returned to office.
The source said apart from Aminuddin, who is state PKR chief, the DAP's state chairman Anthony Loke and Amanah state head Datuk MK Ibrahim Abd Rahman will also be present during the announcement.
On Tuesday, Pakatan assemblymen and state party leaders had gathered for a special meeting at the Mentri Besar's official residence following talk of the impending dissolution.
The last state polls were held on Aug 12, 2023.
Pakatan won 17 seats, followed by Barisan Nasional (14) and Perikatan Nasional (five).
Talk of snap polls began making its rounds at the end of April after the 14 Barisan assemblymen from Umno withdrew support for Aminuddin’s government.
They had claimed to have been left with no other option but to declare a loss of confidence as the Mentri Besar had failed to handle the state royal crisis.
However, state ruler Tuanku Muhriz then decreed that Aminuddin continue with his duties until there was further clarity on the issue.
On May 5, Umno and Pakatan Harapan leadership unanimously agreed to maintain the unity government framework in Negri Sembilan.
However, the 14 assemblymen maintained their stand not to support Aminuddin's leadership.
Loke had also said the best option was to dissolve the assembly as the move by the Barisan assemblymen had caused political cooperation in the unity government to become untenable.
