Parliament has to be dissolved this week if the general election is to be held in
Mar. Sources said it was now likely that the 13th GE will be held in Apr instead,
even though Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was very keen to have everything
"done and dusted" by the end of Mar.
Three important things are still ongoing and would need a week or two
to complete before Najib can even see the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for his
consent to dissolve Parliament, said a party official. He identified the
three incomplete matters as the BN manifesto, candidates' list and
general preparation of the coalition.
It is learnt that there would be several BN manifestos for this election:
the main one for the whole country, one for women and the other for
the young. Several crucial states, especially the ones BN is trying to
recapture, would also have their own proposal which have yet to get
approval from Najib.
As for the candidates' list, Najib's headache seem to be the choice of the
proposed mentris besar for Kedah and Selangor - two states that BN is
keenest to recapture. Daybreak Malaysia
February 20, 2013
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The BN headquarters has only just started issuing banners, bunting,
computers and other infrastructure support this week and this is
supposed to go on for at least two weeks for the items to get to the
grassroots level. (Star)