Malaysia PM Anwar open to considering early GE, with DPM Zahid latest to call for snap polls
Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Thursday that it would be “better” for the 16th general election to be held early.
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has indicated that he is open to the possibility of holding the 16th general election (GE16) earlier than the scheduled date of February 2028, according to a report by the New Straits Times (NST). Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, a member of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, has also called for snap polls.
However, Anwar stressed that any decision would be made after careful consideration and presented to the Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar for the dissolution of parliament. The opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional (PN) and the Islamic party Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) have also expressed support for early elections.
Despite these calls for early GE16, BN has stated that it remains committed to the unity government and Malaysia's political stability.
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