Currently, only the prime minister can decide when to dissolve Parliament.
This gives one person significant control over the timing of elections, says Wong Chin Huat, the deputy head of strategy at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s Asia headquarters.
He recommends setting fixed election dates rather than holding simultaneous federal and state elections.
Presented by: Elaine Boey, Wong Shou Ning and Philip See Produced by: Yap Hern Kang and Elaine Boey/BFM
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Galakkan pembangunan saksama, lestari serta tangani krisis alam sekitar
Raikan kerencaman dan keterangkuman
Selamatkan demokrasi dan angkatkan keluhuran undang-undang
Lawan rasuah dan kronisme
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