The Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election is being held following the decision of the Pardons Board to reject the petition for a royal pardon sought by its member of parliament Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim through his family, resulting in Anwar losing his eligibility as MP.
Anwar is currently undergoing a five-year prison sentence on a charge of sodomising his former personal assistant Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan.
The Election Commission has fixed polling day on May 7, nomination on April 25 and early voting on May 3.
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