Pakatan Harapan said it will repeal the provision allowing the appointment of up to seven nominated assemblymen in Melaka if it wins the state election on Saturday. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan should work towards reducing the number of appointed assemblymen, rather than abolishing the seats altogether, a political analyst says.
Tawfik Yaakub of Universiti Malaya said PH should not dismiss the benefits of such a post, adding that it gave the likes of technocrats, women and minorities a “voice” in the state assembly.
“We shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. The provision should be reviewed and improved,” he told FMT.
Yesterday, PH said it would repeal the provision allowing the appointment of up to seven nominated assemblymen in Melaka if it wins the state election on Saturday.
