KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, officially dissolved the country's parliament. The parliament's removal was in order to pave the way for Malaysia's election of heads of government expected next month.
"The King has permitted to dissolve parliament effectively on Saturday 7 April," Najib Razak said in a state address on Friday (6/4).
Under the rules of force, voting must be held at least within 60 days of the dissolution of parliament. The Malaysian Electoral Commission will hold a meeting this week to announce the exact date of the vote. The election is predicted to be held in May this year before the entry of the holy month of Ramadan.
Meanwhile, Najib will face Mahathir Mohamad to fight for the main seat of state administration. The Malaysian election is expected to be fierce given Mahathir is Najib's mentor and the figure that turns the country into an industrial area. It then affects the improvement of the country's economy.
The return of Mahathir after his retreat 15 years ago in the political world can not be separated from allegations of corruption directed to Najib. The 64-year-old man is said to be involved in a stream of funds involving state investment company, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
However, Najib is expected to win the election again. He is benefiting from a split between Mahatir supporters and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) party. The prediction of Najib's victory can not be separated from the announcement of the dissolution of parliament by Najib conducted following the strong growth and stability of the country's economy. The economic recovery was boosted by the recovery of world crude oil prices and increased trade and infrastructure investment from Malaysia's biggest trading partner China.
"If victory is given back to BN, we promise to do our best to bring about greater transformation, inclusive and comprehensive for the country," Najib said.
On the other hand, Mahathir Mohamad said the election this time will not run fairly. At a press conference after the dissolution of parliament, he said the vote this year would be a dirty election.
According to Mahatir, Najib will try to win the election in dirty and fraudulent ways. He went on, Malaysia will lose democracy in the 15th to the 17th elections when the victory belongs to Najib.
He said one attempt to slaughter Najib's opponent was when the Mahatir's political party was ordered to disperse temporarily. This is because the party failed to submit adequate documents for registration requirements.
Mahathir later called it a tyrannical step. He accuses Najib of cheating to win the election by terrorizing his opponents .