She says local council elections will be in a form that fits the Malaysian situation.
PUTRAJAYA: When local government elections are restored in the country, it will be in a form that is unique to Malaysia, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
She said she was sticking to a promise she made earlier that local elections would be restored in 2021 and would table a bill to amend the Local Government Act “some time at the end of next year or early 2021”.In the search for an appropriate model for Malaysia, she said, her ministry was consulting with various NGOs and state bodies.
The suspension, which was supposed to be temporary, became permanent in 1976 when Parliament passed the Local Government Act, which abolished the polls and provided for appointed councillors.
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