Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has announced the dissolution of Parliament to pave the way for the 12th general election. The announcement was made at a media conference at his office in Putrajaya and telecast live on RTM1 at noon on Feb 13.
The dissolution of this Parliament was made 15 months before the expiry of its five-year term on May 16, 2009. According to the Election Commission (EC), the country has 10.9 million voters including about 700,000 new voters who can vote in the upcoming elections. [Bernama]
[Update Feb 14] Polling is on March 8, while nomination on Feb 24.