Now that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has announced the dissolution of Parliament, the next task is for the Electoral Commission (EC) to decide the nomination and polling dates for the 13th general election.
Shortly after the Prime Minister made his televised address on Wednesday morning, EC Chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusuf said the commission would wait for the dissolution notices from all state assemblies before convening to discuss the details.
"We would like to hold simultaneous elections at all states. We will wait for all state assemblies to send their dissolution notice. Then we will hold a special meeting to decide on the date of nomination and election," he said.
The remaining state dissolutions will take place on Wednesday and Thursday. Negri Sembilan had already dissolved automatically on March 27, while Sarawak held a separate election last April where Barisan Nasional won 55 of the 71 contested seats.
A total of 222 federal seats and 505 state seats are up for grabs in GE13.
"After the dissolution of the Dewan Rakyat, (and) the state legislative assemblies, the EC must wait for the official letters from the Dewan Rakyat Speaker and the Speakers of the DUN to ensure the Dewan Rakyat and the DUN are legitimately dissolved," Abdul Aziz told The Malaysian Insider.
"After receiving all those letters, the EC will call all members of the commission for a meeting to determine the date for nomination of candidates, the campaign period and polling day."
At the time of writing, the Malacca Governor has signed the notice of dissolution for the state assembly, while representatives from Perak, Pahang, and Kelantan were preparing to hold similar meetings on Wednesday. Meetings for Terengganu and Kedah are confirmed to take place on Thursday.
"We hope to receive the letters as soon as possible and only then can the EC set the date of the special meeting," the EC Chairman said.
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