KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu State Assembly will be dissolved on Wednesday (June 28) to pave the way for state polls.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar said the Terengganu's Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin had consented to the proposed date during an audience at Istana Syarqiyyah here Tuesday (June 27) morning.

In a Facebook post, Ahmad Samsuri said Clause 44(2) of the Laws of the Constitution of Terengganu (First Part) stated that the Sultan has the power to dissolve the state assembly.

"As such, Sultan Mizan in exercising the powers conferred under Clause 44(2) of the Laws of the Constitution of Terengganu (First Part) has graciously consented to dissolve the State Assembly on Wednesday, 9th of Zulhijjah or June 28, 2023," he said.

In the 14th General Election in 2018, PAS made a comeback in Terengganu and wested back the state from Barisan Nasional by winning 22 out of the 32 state seats, while Barisan secured the rest.

The state assembly's five-year mandate expires on June 30.

Terengganu is among the six states to hold state polls, including Selangor, Penang, Negri Sembilan, Kedah and Kelantan. – Bernama