Kuala Besut by-election result will not affect T'ganu Govt - Ahmad

The result of the Kuala Besut by-election will not lead to a change of the Terengganu state government led by the Barisan Nasional (BN). Umno information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan said although the position would end up 16-16 should the opposition win the seat, the State Assembly Speaker Mohd Zubir Embong would make it 17-16 to keep BN in power. In the 13th general election (GE-13), BN won 17 seats while the opposition won 15 seats in Terengganu. It was enough for Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said to form the Terengganu state government. The Kuala Besut state seat fell vacant following the death of its state assemblyman Dr A Rahman Mokhtar of lung cancer on June 26. Ahmad who is also Deputy Minister of Finance said the result of the Kuala Besut by-election is very important to BN to ensure political stability in Terengganu. "BN is ready to face the by-election and does not rule out the possibility it will be held during Ramadan (fasting month)," he told reporters after visiting former Kampung Tok Saboh Wanita Umno branch leader Wan Mek Wan Embong, 93, here today.