Malaysia’s closely-watched 14th general elections will fall on May 9, with nomination day on Apr 28, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday (Apr 10).
Polling will fall on a Wednesday, a departure from past elections.
The minimum campaigning period is 11 days.
“The EC has held a meeting and established that polls must be held within 60 days of the date of dissolution,” the commission’s chairman, Mohd Hashim Abdullah, told a news conference.
Early voting will take place on May 5.
