Bernama

POH, March 10 (Bernama) — The swearing-in of the new Perak Menteri Besar who will lead the state’s coalition government comprising the DAP, PAS and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has been scheduled for Wednesday.

Perak PAS commissioner Ahmad Awang said the Menteri Besar would be chosen by the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, and would be known Tuesday.

“We had an audience with the Regent of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah Monday to inform him that we are forming a coalition government and presented him the names of the candidates,” he told reporters at the Perak PAS office, here Monday.

The names of the candidates representing the three parties would be presented to the Sultan of Perak for his consent.

He said the three parties had agreed to accept any of the candidates accepted by the Sultan to lead the coalition government.

“Whoever is picked as the Menteri Besar will lead a coalition government, not a PAS, PKR or DAP government. We had agreed on this.

“We (PAS, DAP and PKR) never thought we would be ruling the state but the people wanted this change,” he added.

DAP won 18 seats, PAS 6 and PKR 7 while Barisan Nasional (BN) won 28 seats. The parties need to win 30 seats for a simple majority.

Perak PAS had submitted the name of its secretary Ir Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, the Pasir Panjang State Assemblyman as the Menteri Besar.

– BERNAMA