Opposition Members of Parliament call for snap polls


KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition MPs and non-governmental bodies held a meeting at Parliament and called for snap polls to be held within a year following the probe into the 1MDB controversy.

They also wanted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to go on leave until the probe is over.

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