Malaysia will hold a general election on Nov. 19, its election commission said on Thursday, in a contest that the ruling graft-tainted party hopes will strengthen its hold on power.
The United Malays National Organisation may have the edge in next month's election as the opposition is in disarray, and as turnout is expected to be lower due to voter apathy and the ongoing monsoon season, analysts say.
About 21 million Malaysians are eligible to vote this year, to elect lawmakers to the 222-seat lower house of parliament.Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who has been nominated as UMNO's PM candidate again,parliament on Oct. 10th and called for snap polls, saying an election would end years of political instability.
But the opposition coalition fell apart in just 22 months due to infighting, returning UMNO - a Malay nationalist party that prioritises interests of the ethnic-Malay majority - to power as part of another alliance.Disillusionment with the events after the 2018 election is expected to keep some pro-opposition voters away this year, denting their chances of another win.
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