JOHOR BARU: The official announcement of the Johor State Assembly’s dissolution will probably be made on Sunday (Jan 23), says speaker Suhaizan Kayat.
He mentioned that Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar had agreed to dissolve the Johor State Assembly.
“I will get the instrument of dissolution on Sunday once I get to my office in Kota Iskandar.
“I only found out about the matter through the media,” he mentioned when contacted right here on Saturday (Jan 22).
“However, the state assembly was dissolved today when His Majesty signed the instrument,” he added.
Following the dissolution of the Johor state assembly, the state must maintain a snap election inside 60 days.
The earlier Umno-led authorities had a easy majority of 28 seats towards Pakatan Harapan’s 27, with one seat left vacant after the passing of Kempas assemblyman and former mentri besar Datuk Osman Sapian on Dec 21.
The now-dissolved state authorities comprised Umno (14), MIC (two), PAS (one) and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (11), whereas the opposition includes DAP (14), Amanah (six) and PKR (seven).
