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The Melaka Historic City Council has not yet received formal resignation letters from its two DAP-appointed councillors, despite the party's announcement that it would withdraw support from the state government and that local authority representatives would step down.
Four DAP assemblymen in Melaka have defected to the opposition after the state assembly passed controversial constitutional amendments allowing nominated seats, fracturing the ruling coalition.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has appealed to Melaka DAP to delay its decision to leave the state government, hoping negotiations will resolve the dispute over constitutional amendments.