Mukhriz to file Private Member’s Bill to postpone polls


PETALING JAYA: Jerlun MP Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir (pic) says he will file a Private Member’s Bill to amend Article 55 (3) of the Federal Constitution aimed to allow the postponement of a general election due to the threats of the Covid-19 pandemic.

He said the aim of the Bill is to allow the government to postpone the general election due to the safety and the health of the rakyat until the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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