In the 2021 Melaka polls, BN single-handedly secured a two-thirds majority by winning 21 of the 28 seats in the state assembly.PETALING JAYA: The Barisan Nasional-Perikatan Nasional alliance has secured a two-thirds majority in the Melaka state assembly, according to unofficial results of the state election held today.
The pact is on course to win at least 19 of the 28 assembly seats for a supermajority.
State BN chairman Ab Rauf Yusoh is expected to retain the chief minister’s post after leading the alliance to victory. BN had contested 23 seats while PN vied for five. The two parties had agreed not to contest against each other.
In 2021, BN also garnered a two-thirds majority after securing 21 of the 28 seats in the state assembly. However, one Umno assemblyman later defected to PAS before the state’s anti-hopping law came into effect.
