KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — The Dewan Rakyat has been dissolved,
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced during a live television
broadcast today, paving the way for the 13th general election.The Malaysian
Insider understands that a general election may be held as soon as April 20 or
a week later on April 27, depending on the Election Commission’s (EC)
arrangements.The prime minister said he met with the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong this
morning and received His Majesty’s consent to dissolve Parliament. It is understood
that 11 state assemblies will also be dissolved today and tomorrow to
facilitate the general election. The Negri Sembilan state assembly was
dissolved automatically on March 27 while Sarawak had its state election in
April 2011.
No comments:
Post a Comment