UPDATE!
GE13: It's on
Published: Wednesday April 3, 2013 MYT 11:40:00 AMUpdated: Wednesday April 3, 2013 MYT 11:53:35 AM
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak goes
live on national television Wednesday to announce the dissolution of
Parliament after the Cabinet meeting in Putrajaya.
"I met the Agong this morning and he consented to the dissolution of Parliament," Najib said during a live televised speech after teh Cabinet meeting here Wednesday.
The Electoral Commission will now meet to set dates for nomination and polling day, which will be separated by at least 11 days.
However, elections must be held within 60 days of today, that is June 2nd.
The EC has also said that it will hold all state elections simultaneously with parliamentary elections, except for Sarawak which still has three years of its mandate left after holding polls in 2011.
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for some reasons i really like election period gitu.. meriah macam nak raya aidilfitri.
begitu lah gamaknya gambaran kemeriahan tersebut.
dari thestar online
Published: Wednesday April 3, 2013 MYT 9:49:00 AM
Updated: Wednesday April 3, 2013 MYT 10:25:08 AM
GE13: Latest word on dissolution expected at 11.30am
PETALING JAYA: The word is Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is expected to make an announcement at 11.30am after chairing the Cabinet meeting which could be the last one if Parliament is dissolved today.
Najib met the King in Kuala Lumpur for his weekly audience between 8.30am and 9.12am.
Najib tweeted that he would be making the live announcement over all television stations.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) tweeted that Najib would be making the announcement on the dissolution over RTM1 and TV3 at 11.30am.
Members of the media continue to wait outside the PMO following word of the dissolution of Parliament.
Outside the PMO, a broadcasting vehicle from Astro was seen at the parking bay in preparation of the announcement.
Media members were not allowed in the building.
