After royal audience, Umno president insists Perak MB pick has majority support
When asked whether the majority support he mentioned earlier came from Perikatan Nasional parties, Ahmad Zahid responded with “God willing”.
(MMO) – Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today said the candidate submitted to Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah to be the Perak mentri besar has the backing of the majority of state lawmakers.
The Bagan Datuk member of parliament also said his party would try to maintain the cooperation with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) and PAS to form the new government.
“I was granted an audience to submit the name of the candidate for the mentri besar’s post for the consideration of the Sultan.
“The announcement on the new mentri besar will be made by the Sultan and any statement regarding this matter will be issued by the palace,” he told reporters after his audience at the Istana Kinta here.
Ahmad Zahid arrived at the palace at 9.53am with his white Toyota Vellfire. The meeting lasted for about half an hour.
When asked how many names were submitted for the post, Ahmad Zahid declined to specify.
“Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) have the right to nominate, but only the Sultan has the absolute right to announce the name (MB),” he explained.
When asked whether the majority support he mentioned earlier came from Perikatan Nasional parties, Ahmad Zahid responded with “God willing”.
This morning, the Perak chapter of DAP expressed its willingness to work with Umno to form a “stable state government”.
