MELAKA: The Melaka State Legislative Assembly will be officially dissolved tomorrow (Sept 23).

Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh announced the dissolution this afternoon, signalling that the state will head to the polls within the next 60 days.

Speaking at a special press conference held in the auditorium of the Melaka State Government Administrative Complex, Ab Rauf stated that he had audience with the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Melaka, Tun Mohd Ali Rustam, who consented to the dissolution of the assembly effective September 23.

Also present at the announcement were state executive councilors Datuk Rais Yasin, Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem, and Datuk VP Shanmugam, among others.

Earlier, the Chief Minister chaired a post-Exco meeting and took commemorative photographs with state executive councilors and Barisan Nasional (BN) assemblymen.

The Melaka State Assembly consists of 28 seats, with its current term originally scheduled to expire at the end of December.

In the previous state election held in 2021, Barisan Nasional secured a decisive victory by winning 21 out of the 28 seats, while Pakatan Harapan won 5 seats and Perikatan Nasional secured 2.