'Voices of parties cannot fall on deaf ears', says Johor chief minister on possibility of state polls

JOHOR BAHRU: Amid calls for the Johor state assembly to be dissolved and state elections to be held in the short term, chief minister Hasni Mohammad has stated that the voices of various political parties cannot fall on deaf ears.

Mr Hasni added that stability in the Johor state government was a prerequisite for some investors and businesses to expand their operations into the southern state. Mr Osman was a member of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia , one of the key components which rules the Johor state government, alongside the United Malay National Organisation-led Barisan Nasional coalition.

The opposition, meanwhile, has insisted that this is not the right time to call for an election, especially when Johor and many other parts of the country are recovering from monsoon floods.Johor UMNO signals need for fresh mandate, PH wants to focus on flood relief amid snap polls rumoursIn his doorstop with reporters on Monday, the chief minister maintained that he would consider views from all parties on the next state polls.

Mr Hasni said that UMNO’s leaders in Johor have yet to discuss the possibility of holding state elections ahead of a national general election later this year. However, some UMNO members in the state have publicly voiced their opinions that it was important for the Johor polls to be held sooner rather than later.given its razor-thin one-seat majority.

In a Facebook post on Sunday, UMNO vice president and former Johor chief minister Khaled Nordin said that holding state elections is necessary so that the state government may avoid having to rely on the opposition’s support to continue ruling.

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