Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin with Datuk Wira Mas Ermieyati Samsudin and PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang during the announcement of Mas Ermieyati as the candidate for Melaka chief minister at PN headquarters, Kuala Lumpur, November 18, 2021. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) named Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s (Bersatu) Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin as its candidate for the position of Melaka chief minister, should the coalition win the state poll on November 20.
The coalition’s chief Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin made the announcement during a press conference at its headquarters here that Mas Ermieyati, who is also its candidate for the Tanjung Bidara constituency, will be the first woman to be in the running for the post.
“I believe that this is the first time in the history of this country that a woman candidate, who is qualified, professional, young and experienced, has been proposed for the post of chief minister,” he said.
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