After a long wait, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today announced the dissolution of the 12th Parliament of Malaysia over a live telecast on national television.
The announcement was made at about 11.35am, paving the way for the 13th General Election.
It came after Datuk Seri Najib earlier this morning met the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong at the National Palace to ask for his consent in dissolving the parliament. The Agong signed his consent and Najib then made his way to the Prime Minister's Office in Putrajaya to chair the last cabinet meeting before dissolution.
Upon announcing that the parliament is now dissolved, Najib urged all Chief Ministers in the country to meet their respective Heads of State to request for the dissolution of the State Assembly so that every state's election can run concurrently.
However the Negri Sembilan state assembly was dissolved automatically last week on March 27 while Sarawak had its state election last year in April.
Today also marks Datuk Seri Najib's fourth year in office as Malaysia's Prime Minister.
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