PM dissolves Parliament(Malaysia)

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday announced the dissolution of the Parliament at a specially arranged press conference at his office in Putrajaya.

He made a brief statement to the media - carried 'live' by RTM - stating that the Election Commission (EC) will have to fix the date for the nation’s 12th general election.




The Election Commission today announced that the nation’s 12th general election to be held on March 8, a Saturday coinciding with the school holidays. Nomination day is fixed on Feb 24, a Sunday.

This means the parties would be getting a longer campaigning period of 13 days. At stake will be 222 parliamentary seats and 505 state seats. There are no state elections in Sarawak.