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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Guessing game continues


The guessing game when Parliament would be dissolved continues and the latest hunch is on Monday (March 25).
PETALING JAYA: The guessing game when Parliament would be dissolved, which began some nine months ago, continues with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak not showing any indication when Parliament would be dissolved to pave way for the country’s 13th general election.
However, political observers and pundits, after failing to guess the right date of the dissolution of Parliament on numerous occasions, are now saying that the highest law-making body in the country would be dissolved on Monday.
Even the mainstream media, which has been cautiously silent on the date in the past, are now beginning to join the guessing game, which is nearing its tail end.
Technically, the current Parliament term ended on March 8. However, since Parliament was convened on April 28, 2008 – after the last general election – the present term effectively ends on April 28.
If Najib does not dissolve Parliament by or on April 28, then Parliament is deemed to have dissolved automatically and the Election Commission (EC) would have to call for elections within 60 days from April 28.
However, this scenario is very unlikely.
The MCA-owned Star newspaper yesterday reported that the prime minister is likely to announce the dissolution of Parliament on Monday.
The newspaper said since Najib was expected to complete his nationwide tour today, attending two major events in his home state of Pahang, he would dissolve Parliament on Monday.
Today, Najib would be spending the whole day in Pahang and is expected to attend a fund-raising dinner tonight at the new Sekolah Men Chung Hwa, an independent Chinese school.
Observers expect him to make a major announcement touching on Chinese education at the event. He would then attend the Barisan Nasional’s Jelajah Janji Ditepati roadshow.
“The roadshow and charity dinner have been planned in such a way as to give maximum inpact for the prime minister and the Barisan Nasional,” the Star quoted an official as saying.
Nearing the election date
Tomorrow, Najib will concentrate on two international sporting events held here. He would first attend a gathering for youths in Putrajaya and then proceed to officiate at the Sepang F1 race. He is then scheduled to rush to Bukit Kiara to present trophies to the winners of the Mayban Malaysian Open golf tournament.
The only obstacle he faces, if he decides to dissolve Parliament on Monday, is the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), which Najib is scheduled to open on Tuesday.
“Its not a problem. Even if he dissolves Parliament on Monday and opens LIMA on Tuesday, the Election Commission would only announce the date of nomination and polling a week after the dissolution. He can decide to dissolve and then attend LIMA.
“Otherwise, he can wait for LIMA to conclude [April 30] and then dissolve Parliament. It won’t be too long now. We are actually nearing the date; it could be much sooner than predicted,” said a Umno source who did not want to be named.
Najib’s calendar for Monday is clear and his movements would be closely monitored as many expect him to seek the consent from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to dissolve Parliament, and pave the way for election in 222-parliamentary seats nationwide, on Monday.
While the dissolution of Parliament is the talk of the town, many do not realise the expiry of the State Legislative Assemblies which are coming up. The Johor state assembly automatically dissolved on March 21, while Negeri Sembilan is next, dissolving its state assembly on March 26.
This will be followed by Pahang (April 6), Selangor (April 22), Perak (April 24), Malacca (April 26), Perlis (April 28), Kelantan (April 28), Sabah (April 29), Penang and Kedah (May 2) and Terengganu (May 5).
In total, some 13 million registered voters are eligible to cast their ballots in this election. At the 12th general election, the ruling BN obtained 140 seats of the 222 parliamentary seats, with the opposition winning 82 seats. Four opposition MPs then switched camps to become independent parliamentarians in support of the BN.
While the guessing game continues, one can be assured that it would not be too long now before the nation of 28 million people goes to the polls to pick the next government to rule for the next five years.

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