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| Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh |
Sarawak goes to the polls on Dec 18
BERNAMA
KUCHING, Nov 24 -- The 12th Sarawak state election will be held on Dec 18, the Election Commission (EC) announced today.
EC chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh, who made the announcement here, said the nomination for the polls will be on Dec 6 and early voting on Dec 14.
He made the announcement after chairing a special meeting of the EC on the polls here.
The EC could not hold the Sarawak state election after the tenure of the State Legislative Assembly ended on June 6 this year because of the nationwide state of emergency in force at that time.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah proclaimed the state of emergency on Jan 11, to curb the spread of COVID-19.
When the nationwide emergency ended on Aug 1, the King proclaimed a state of emergency for Sarawak from Aug 2 to Feb 2, 2022. This emergency was lifted on Nov 3, thus enabling the EC to hold the Sarawak election.
KUCHING, Nov 24 -- The 12th Sarawak state election will be held on Dec 18, the Election Commission (EC) announced today.
EC chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh, who made the announcement here, said the nomination for the polls will be on Dec 6 and early voting on Dec 14.
He made the announcement after chairing a special meeting of the EC on the polls here.
The EC could not hold the Sarawak state election after the tenure of the State Legislative Assembly ended on June 6 this year because of the nationwide state of emergency in force at that time.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah proclaimed the state of emergency on Jan 11, to curb the spread of COVID-19.
When the nationwide emergency ended on Aug 1, the King proclaimed a state of emergency for Sarawak from Aug 2 to Feb 2, 2022. This emergency was lifted on Nov 3, thus enabling the EC to hold the Sarawak election.
