Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email sources indicate that each of the three states – Penang, Perak and Selangor will have an Indian Deputy Menteri Besar. The Chinese community will also be getting a Timbalan in each the state. means have one Menteri Besar/Chief Minister and 2 Timbalan for each state.
Most likely, Penang – Prof Ramasamy, Perak – Sivanesan, Selangor – Manoharan.
Official announcement will be made later.
This news may changes, so hold your horses, folks. Meanwhile The Regent of Perak have been presented with 3 names as potential Menteri Besar!
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/79562 Perak MB post still undecided
Mar 10, 08 5:25pm
Representatives of DAP, PKR and PAS today sought an audience with the Regent of Perak to inform him that the coalition was ready to form a state government in Perak.
According to PAS vice-president and party commissioner for the state Ahmad Awang, the meeting took place at the Raja Nazrin Shah’s official residence Istana Kinta at 4pm.
Malaysiakini learnt that a list containing three potential Menteri Besar candidates – one each from the parties – were submitted to the Regent to be extended to the Sultan, who is presently away.
As it stands, the leading candidates for the post is believed to be Pasir Panjang representative from PAS Mohamad Nizar Jamaludin and PKR’s Behrang state assembly person Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi.
It is also learnt that in an agreement between the opposition parties, DAP has agreed to give PKR the menteri besar post, and in return DAP would have seven representatives in the state exco. PAS and PKR will have two each, including the menteri besar.
In the fight for the Perak state assembly, DAP won all 18 of the seats in contested. PKR won seven and PAS took six, to make it 31 seats in total out of the 59 state seats available, winning with a simple majority to rule the state. BN won the remaining 28 seats.
