NO more guessing when the general election will be held it will definitely be on this year.With just 17 weeks left before the term of the Dewan Rakyat expires on April 28, political parties are all set for what promises to be the most intense polls ever.
It is anyone's guess when Parliament will be dissolved but it will pave the way for Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's first voter-mandate since becoming Prime Minister in 2009, though March appears to be an opportune month.
Election Commission deputy chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said the EC will reach 100% readiness by the end of February, its deadline to complete all polling day preparations, such as securing the indelible ink that would be used for the first time.
Najib and his deputy, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, are expected to wrap up their final overseas working visits by late next month (February), after which they will remain in the country for the final push to the polls, sources said.
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