BARISAN NASIONAL DATUK DR ZAMBRY APPOINTED PERAK MENTRI BESAR DESPITE TURMOIL BY SULTAN OF PERAK

Datuk Zambry accepting the post of Mentri Besar from Sultan Azlan Shah

Clash between police and Pakatan Rakyat supporters

Pangkor State Assemblyman Datuk Dr Zambry Abd Kadir, 47, was today sworn at 4pm by the Sultan of Perak as the new Menteri Besar to replace Datuk Ir Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin, whose tenure had come to an end following the switch in majority in the State Assembly as a result of defections of four Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers to the Barisan Nasional.

It was reported that the swearing-in ceremony took place in the aftermath of a clash between the police and Pakatan Rakyat supporters who had earlier blocked the road leading to Istana Iskandiariah, the venue for the ceremony today.

It is been revealed that the State Exco will be sworn in next Tuesday.

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