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Under Malaysia's system of parliamentary democracy, the Prime Minister
has the sole discretion to decide when to recommend the dissolution of
Parliament to the Yang di Pertuan Agong but once Parliament is
dissolved, it is the constitutional duty of the Election Commission to
conduct the general election, including the issue of the election writ
and the fixing of the Nomination and Polling dates.
It is unconstitutional and gross abuse of power for the Prime Minister
not only to recommend the date for the dissolution of Parliament, but
also to fix dates for nomination and polling, in effect deciding on the
length of the campaign period – which is the sole prerogative of the
Election Commission!
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