Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin says that the Perikatan Nasional(PN) Government will hold the 15th General Elections (GE-15) when Malaysia recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.
He added that the immunisation rate or coverage will be taken into account prior to holding the elections to prevent the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections.
“It is to ensure that the government remains accountable to the people and I pray that the pandemic eases in our country and the immunisation is done before we hold the elections,” he said, according to BERNAMA.
Hamzah also said that the opposition’s insistence that the government holds the elections while the Covid-19 situation has yet to subside could prove to be detrimental. “They forget that the Parliament sessions are still on until December this year, and the government can call a parliamentary session within six months.”.
“Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin himself has agreed to dissolve parliament (after the Covid-19 pandemic subsides) and the PN government complies with the law. There are people who incite, saying that the current government is unfair and illegitimate,” he said.
Currently, Malaysia is in a state of emergency until 1 August 2020.
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