Sarawak State Election postponed: EC
Published on: Sunday, June 06, 2021
By: Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sarawak State Election, which is scheduled to be held this year, has been postponed.
Election Commission (EC) secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak said this was in view of the Proclamation of Emergency issued by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Jan 11 and the provisions of Section 13 of the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021.
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“The Sarawak State Election must be held on a date deemed fit by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong after consulting the Sarawak Yang Dipertua Negeri,” he said in a statement Sunday.
He added that the EC had received an official notification from the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Speaker Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar, Sunday, on the expiration of the term of the 18th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly.
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