Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has dissolved the country’s Parliament, paving the way for an early election amid calls from his ruling coalition to hold the vote ahead of the deadline due to infighting.
Ismail announced on Oct. 10 that he had obtained King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah’s approval to dissolve the current Parliament ahead of the expiration of its five-year term in July 2023.
The Malaysian Election Commission will determine the date of the 15th General Election (GE15), which must take place within 60 days of the dissolution of Parliament.
“With this announcement, the mandate will be returned to the people. The people’s mandate is a powerful antidote to manifest political stability and to form a strong, stable, and respected government after GE15,” Ismail said in a national address….