Too many for too few seats


May the best man win: (From left) Candidates Dr Maszlee Malik (Pakatan Harapan), Kamal Kusmin (Pejuang), Mohd Fazrul Kamat (Perikatan Nasional) and Datuk Seri Hasni Mohammad (Barisan Nasional) having a group photo taken after the nomination process for the Simpang Renggam parliamentary seat. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: In one of the country’s most crowded general elections in history, all but nine of the 222 parliamentary seats will see multi-cornered fights on Nov 19.

According to the Election Commission, 945 candidates are vying for the 222 seats in GE15, compared to the last general election in 2018 where only 687 candidates contested.

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