KOTA BHARU: The Election Commission (EC) has been informed of the dissolution of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly on Thursday (June 22) to make way for the state election within 60 days.
Kelantan Assembly Speaker Datuk Abdullah Ya'kub said the assembly had sent a notification letter last week.
"The notification letter on the dissolution of the Kelantan Assembly tomorrow (June 22) was sent to the EC on June 14,” he told Bernama on Wednesday (June 21).
Last Wednesday, Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob announced that the Kelantan Assembly which has 45 seats will be dissolved after obtaining the consent of the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V.
PAS holds 37 seats in the assembly with Barisan Nasional (seven) and Bersatu (one). - Bernama