State PR chiefs excluded in new Selangor line-up

The new Selangor executive council members, who will be sworn-in this Thursday at Istana Alam Shah in Klang, will not include any of the state party leaders from PAS, PKR and DAP.

It is understood that the Exco will comprise of four from PAS and three from PKR and DAP respectively, in compliance with a request by the Selangor Sultan that six Malays and four non-Malays be appointed to the 10-member council to better reflect the state assembly's racial composition.

The line-up this time will however not include PAS state commissioner and Meru state assemblyman Dr Abdul Rani Osman, and PKR state chief and Bukit Antarabangsa state assemblyman Azmin Ali. While Selangor state DAP chairperson and former Exco member Teresa Kok is no longer a state representative in keeping with DAP's one-candidate one-seat rule.

A source told Harakahdaily two former Exco members from PAS, Iskandar Abdul Samad and Halimah Ali, will be retained. It also said the post of state assembly speaker would be reserved for DAP.

Yesterday, Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim revealed that he had an audience with the Sultan who approved the new Exco names.

In the May 5 polls, PR increased its number of seats to 44 from 33 previously. -HD