Malaysia to hold general election on Nov. 19

Malaysia will hold general election on Nov. 19, the country's election commission said on Thursday.

The nomination of candidates will be held on Nov. 5, providing two weeks for official election campaigning, commission chairman, Abdul Ghani Salleh said at a press conference.

There will be 363,515 election workers who will operate 8,958 voting centers across the country to serve a total of 21,173,638 registered voters, the official said.

Prime Minister, Ismail Sabri Yaakob dissolved parliament on Oct. 10, paving the way for a snap election, citing the need to end the political uncertainty which has seen two prime ministers appointed since 2020.

In February 2020, former prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad resigned.

Muhyiddin Yassin was sworn in as the prime minister on March 1, 2020, but later resigned following the withdrawal of support by members of parliament from his own coalition.

Ismail Sabri was then appointed as the prime minister on Aug. 21, 2021.