PUTRAJAYA, April 24 (Bernama) — The Election Commission has set May 25 as the date for the Bukit Gelugor Parliamentary by-election in Penang after taking into account several factors, said its chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof.
He said the Parti Keadilan Rakyat conference would be held from April 25 to May 11 while the Penang state legislative assembly would convene from May 19 to May 23.
According to EC, several public holidays were also being considered before the date was fixed, such as May 1 (Workers’ Day), May 13 (Wesak Day), June 1-2 (Gawai Dayak) and June 7 (Yang Dipertuan Agong’s birthday).
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