Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail announced the dissolution of the 14th Pahang state legislative assembly effective today, allowing state elections to be held simultaneously with the 15th general election (GE15 ).
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According to Wan Rosdy, he was granted an audience with the Regent of Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to seek consent for the dissolution of the state assembly, and the Regent had given his consent for the state assembly to be dissolved today (14 October).
“This date is chosen to allow the state 2023 budget to be tabled and debated, then passed so it can be implemented next year.
“All of these were done for the sake of the people because a bulk of the budget revolves around helping the people in this state,” said Wan Rosdy.
“If Pahang does not take part in GE15, we will have to go through the election process again at the state level. This will require huge resources, time and focus, which can be avoided if Pahang joins the elections at the Federal level,” he said. 
