KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The 13th general election is expected by the
second week of April, a month after Datuk Seri Najib Razak ends his
“Janji Ditepati” (Promises Fulfilled) national tour and his Barisan
Nasional (BN) completes its candidates list and manifestos, sources say.
The Malaysian Insider understands the prime minister’s last stop of the tour is in his Pekan parliamentary constituency on March 16, after which he is expected to meet the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and seek a dissolution of Parliament.
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“The
Election Commission (EC) normally sets polling day about three weeks
after Parliament is dissolved, so we expect the earliest is mid-April,” a
BN source told The Malaysian Insider.
There has been speculation that Parliament will be dissolved this
week and a general election will be held by the end of March, more than
five years after the last general election on March 8, 2008.
But the BN source dismissed the speculation, saying the only event related to elections this week is the EC gazetting the latest electoral rolls tomorrow.
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The Malaysian Insider understands the prime minister’s last stop of the tour is in his Pekan parliamentary constituency on March 16, after which he is expected to meet the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and seek a dissolution of Parliament.
Najib has up to April 28 to call elections. — File pic
But the BN source dismissed the speculation, saying the only event related to elections this week is the EC gazetting the latest electoral rolls tomorrow.
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