Penang: Penang Pakatan Harapan (PH) is about 75 per cent prepared to face the possibility of the 16th General Election (GE16) being called earlier than expected, says Penang PH chairman Chow Kon Yeow. He emphasized that although the party machinery was always prepared, the state government's current priority remained focused on ensuring that every manifesto promise to the people was fully delivered.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Penang Chief Minister stated that as of April 30, the state government had successfully implemented 60 per cent of the 50 pledges under the 2023 Unity Government Manifesto (MyPenang Manifesto). A total of 17 more, or 34 per cent, are currently being implemented, and only three manifesto pledges, or six per cent, have yet to begin as of April 30.

On the matter of election readiness, Chow remarked that the main issue was not whether the coalition was 100 per cent prepared, but rather the level of preparedness of the machinery should Parliament or the State Legislative Assembly be dissolved unexpectedly. He mentioned that the level of preparedness is around 75 per cent, indicating a state of being educatedly prepared if there is a possibility.

On Sunday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hinted at the possibility of dissolving Parliament to hold GE16 earlier should partners in the Unity Government continue taking actions that threatened the country's political stability. Meanwhile, Chow acknowledged that cooperation between PH and Barisan Nasional (BN) in Penang for the coming election remained open and subject to decisions by the national leadership.

Chow added that each state had its own political dynamics, but the final decision would still depend on the central leadership before being coordinated by all states. During the climax of the PH Convention 2026 in Johor Bahru on Sunday, Anwar expressed PH's readiness to field candidates in all state seats in Johor and Negeri Sembilan should UMNO and BN decide to do the same in the next state elections.