PN chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar took issue with the prime minister's call for Melaka voters to elect candidates with direct access to his office, saying this was an outdated election ploy.PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar has predicted that an early general election would be called if PN-Barisan Nasional alliance wins the Melaka polls on Saturday.

The PAS vice-president said a victory for the two allied coalitions could set off further "political developments" and put pressure on Pakatan Harapan, whose chairman Anwar Ibrahim is prime minister.

He did not elaborate on what these "political developments" would entail.

“I would not be surprised if Parliament were dissolved before the end of its term,” he said on the Kekal Tenang podcast.