‘Snap polls will be a costly affair’


PETALING JAYA: It would cost more than half a billion ringgit to conduct a snap general election if there is a need for one, says the Election Commission (EC) chairman.

“My ‘guesstimate’ is it could cost anywhere between RM700mil and RM800mil,” said Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun.

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