By AFP
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Prime Minister announced the dissolution of parliament Monday, allowing for snap elections aimed at bringing political stability as the country emerges from Covid-19 and the 1MDB corruption scandal.
The PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that Parliament will be dissolved paving the way for general elections that are expected to be held in early November.
The elections would come nine months before Parliament’s term expires, following calls for early polls from Ismail’s United Malays National Organisation.
UMNO, the biggest party in the ruling coalition, was feuding with its allies and is aiming for a big win on its own.
The Election Commission is expected to meet within the week to announce a date for the vote, which is likely to be held before the year-end monsoon season that often brings devastating floods.
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“Yesterday I met the king … and I sought his permission to dissolve the parliament. And the king agreed to my request to dissolve parliament today,” Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in a televised address to the nation.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Prime Minister announced the dissolution of parliament Monday, allowing for snap elections aimed at bringing political stability as the country emerges from Covid-19 and the 1MDB corruption scandal.
The PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that Parliament will be dissolved paving the way for general elections that are expected to be held in early November.
The elections would come nine months before Parliament’s term expires, following calls for early polls from Ismail’s United Malays National Organisation.
UMNO, the biggest party in the ruling coalition, was feuding with its allies and is aiming for a big win on its own.
The Election Commission is expected to meet within the week to announce a date for the vote, which is likely to be held before the year-end monsoon season that often brings devastating floods.
ALSO READ | Top Malaysian court orders ex-PM Najib Razak to begin final appeal on 1MBD financial scandal
“Yesterday I met the king … and I sought his permission to dissolve the parliament. And the king agreed to my request to dissolve parliament today,” Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in a televised address to the nation.
