Next Malaysian general election

Next Malaysian general election

2008 ← on or before 2013

to be determined by the Election Commission   Leader Najib Tun Razak Anwar Ibrahim Party BN Pakatan Rakyat Leader since 3 April 2009 28 August 2008 Leader's seat Pekan Permatang Pauh Last election 140 seats, 50.27% 82 seats, 46.75% Current seats 137 76

Incumbent Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak BN

Malaysia

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The 13th Malaysian general election must be held in 2013 or before 2013. The constitutional parliamentary term in Malaysia is five years, after which the parliament must be dissolved by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the advice of the Prime Minister as pertained in the Malaysian laws for national elections. Malaysia uses the first-past-the-post system. The election will be conducted by the Election Commission of Malaysia. Other state assemblies are usually dissolved at the same time as the Federal Parliament while the Sarawak state assembly is not dissolved at the same time.

Background

The ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition was returned in the 2008 general elections with 140 seats, giving it its worst result since the 1969 elections. The opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition won 82 seats, thereby denying the BN its two-thirds majority which is required to pass amendments to the Federal Constitution. Pakatan Rakyat also gained five of the 13 state assemblies (has since lost one state assembly-Perak to BN due to defection) and 10 of the 11 parliamentary seats in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. That was the first major setback of the BN since the 1969 general elections.

Barisan Nasional

Following their losses, then Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced on October 8, 2008, he was stepping down as well, resigning his post as United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party leader.^[1][2] A leadership election was held on March 26, 2009, where then Deputy Prime Minister and Prime Minister-designate Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was elected unopposed as the UMNO party leader.^[3] On April 2, 2009, Prime Minister Abdullah tendered his resignation to Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin which was consented. On April 3, 2009, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was sworn-in as the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia at the Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in front of Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.^[4]

Pakatan Rakyat

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Leader of the Opposition Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, also the head of Pakatan Rakyat was returned to parliament after a ten-year absence following his victory in the Permatang Pauh by-election. His wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail resigned from her Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat in order for Anwar to contest and hence return to parliament. Anwar, the former Deputy Prime Minister was sacked by then Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice of then Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in 1998 after which was sent to jail for corruption and sodomy. Anwar is pushing for a no-confidence motion as his coalition currently has 76 seats. Anwar needs 36 government lawmakers' votes to defect in order to form a federal government.^[5][6][7]

References

1. ^ Malaysia's leader to step down as party loses clout, (International Herald Tribune), October 8, 2008.
2. ^ Badawi to step down as Malaysia's PM in March, (ABC Radio Australia), October 8, 2008.
3. ^ Malaysia's Najib 1 step away from premier's post, (Associated Press), March 26, 2009.
4. ^ Malaysia's Najib sworn in as new prime minister, (Channel News Asia), April 3, 2009.
5. ^ afp.google.com/article, Malaysia's Anwar returns to parliament
6. ^ theedgedaily.com, 28-08-2008: Anwar sworn in, appointed as Opposition Leader
7. ^ "Anwar rejoins Malaysia parliament, heads opposition". Reuters (Yahoo! News). 2008-08-28. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080828/wl_nm/malaysia_anwar_dc_19. Retrieved 2008-08-28. ^{[dead link]}