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General elections were held in Malaysia on Sunday, 5 May 2013. Voting took place in all 222 parliamentary constituencies, each electing one MP to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 505 state constituencies in 12 of the 13 states (excluding Sarawak) on the same day.
Apr 4, 2013 · While GE13 will be won at the ballot box, most Malaysians expect cyberspace to be a key front. While the Internet may not directly influence votes, its role in democratization cannot be under-estimated.
KUALA LUMPUR (May 3): UMNO will “lose a lot of seats” it is contesting in the 13th General Election (GE13) on Sunday, taking after the fate of its fellow Barisan Nasional-constituent MCA in the previous election, said think tank group Political Studies for Change.
PETALING JAYA (April 5): Hot on the heels of Wednesday's dissolution of Parliament is speculation over the nomination and polling date of the 13th general election. Article 55(4) of the Federal Constitution dictates that elections must be called within 60 days after the dissolution of Parliament, which makes May 28 the last polling date. Pro-Barisan Nasional (BN) blogger Ahirudin Attan on ...
Mar 22, 2013 · PETALING JAYA (March 22): Barisan Nasional (BN) will retain the federal government despite of the increasing popularity of Pakatan Rakyat, said political experts during a forum last night. University of Malaya Centre Of Democracy And Election director Professor Datuk Dr Mohammad Redzuan Othman said BN will still form the next federal government even if it fails to get a majority in parliament ...
Jul 21, 2013 · The first part of this commentary analysed the paradoxical outcome of GE13. It traced how the election of a reduced Barisan Nasional (BN) presence and increased opposition numbers in Parliament has amplified, not diminished, Umno’s power — here meaning specifically its power within the nation’s government and over the formation of ...
Jun 1, 2013 · Abstract. Malaysia held its 13th general election on May 5, 2013 which was a contest between two coalitions, the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) and the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR). The latter's...
