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General elections were held in Malaysia on Saturday, 19 November 2022. [2] [3] The prospect of snap elections had been considered high due to the political crisis that had been ongoing since 2020; political instability caused by coalition or party switching among members of Parliament, combined with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, contributed to the resignation of two prime ministers and ...
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong appoints the prime minister as a member of Parliament (MP) who, in his opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs. The prime minister is usually the leader of the party winning the most seats in a general election. After the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963, Tunku Abdul Rahman, the ...
The Constitution of Malaysia requires that a general election must be held at least once every five years. However, the Prime Minister can ask the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to dissolve the Parliament at any time before this five-year period has expired. A general election should be held no later than 60 days after the dissolution of the Parliament.
This is the official list of candidates for the 2022 Malaysian general election, which was published on 5 November 2022 by the Election Commission of Malaysia (SPR). [ 1 ] This election saw a record 945 candidates contesting in all 222 parliamentary seats nationwide, among them a record 108 independent candidates.
The election had to be held within 60 days or by 9 December. [10] The Constitution of Malaysia requires that a general election be held in the fifth calendar year after the first sitting unless it is dissolved earlier by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong following a motion of no confidence, loss of supply or a request by the prime minister.
Results are expected to come after 6 pm, 19 November 2022. Elected members of parliament (MPs) will be representing their constituency from the first sitting of 15th Malaysian Parliament to its dissolution. The parliamentary election deposit was set at RM10,000 per candidate. Similar to previous elections, the election deposit will be forfeited ...
After leading Pakatan Harapan to win a plurality of seats at the 2022 Malaysian general election, Anwar was sworn in as the tenth Prime Minister of Malaysia on 24 November 2022. [12] On 2 December 2022, Anwar appointed various members of parliament from Pakatan Harapan, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), and UMNO to serve as ministers in the cabinet ...
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