SUNDAY-9TH DAY OF MARCH-DAP-PKR TO FORM NEW GOVT

DAP-PKR to form new govt
GEORGE TOWN:
DAP will form the new government in Penang with Parti Keadilan Rakyat. The party’s secretary-general Lim Guan Eng was set to be the new chief minister, his political secretary Ng Wei Aik told the New Straits Times. “DAP will form the new state government after winning all 19 seats it contested.” As of 11.3Opm, unofficial results in Penang are that Parti Keadilan Rakyat won Pantai Jerejak (Sim Tze Tzm), Kebun Bunga (Ong Khan Lee), Bukit Tengah (Ong Chin Wen ), Bukit Tambun (Law Choo Kiang). Batu Uban (V.S. Raveenthran) and Pulau Betong (Mansor Othman).
Pas incumbent Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman retained the Permatang Pasi seat.
Transition of power will be smooth, says Gerakan
GEORGE TOWN:
Gerakan has assured the Democratic Action Party that the transition of power will be a smooth one. The DAP won a majority of the seats in the state assembly. Gerakan acting president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon called Penang DAP chairman Chow Kon Yeow to concede defeat, the New Straits Times was told. “Koh has assured Chow that the transition of power to the DAP will be a smooth one,” DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng’s political secretary Ng Wei Aik said.