PETALING JAYA: While it would be more convenient to hold federal and state elections concurrently, the same scenario seen recently – when six states held their polls nine months after the general election – is still a distinct possibility in future election cycles, say observers.
PETALING JAYA: While it would be more convenient to hold federal and state elections concurrently, the same scenario seen recently – when six states held their polls nine months after the general election – is still a distinct possibility in future election cycles, say observers.
“And in September 2020, Sabah called a snap election, two years after the 14th General Election in 2018,” he said. For the six states that held elections recently, their mandates will end around September to October 2028. This is after taking into account the fact that the 10 state polls which were held separately could have collectively cost some RM900mil or more, while GE15 is estimated to have cost around RM1.01bil.
“Now, we are facing a new election norm – which is separate elections for the states and central level, which is an extraordinary situation being witnessed 60 years after the formation of Malaysia.” “While it can be argued that holding separate elections allows voters to focus on national versus state and local issues, we saw that the politicians still framed state elections as a national referendum and campaign on national issues.Johor Barisan Youth chief Noor Azleen Ambros said the EC should not be rushed into having the Pelangai by-election to fit the timeline of the by-elections in Johor.
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