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Malaysia to hold general election after COVID-19 pushed back

Malaysia will hold a general election when the COVID-19 pandemic is over, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on November 28, shortly after he averted a showdown by winning parliamentary support for his administration's budget.
Malaysia to hold general election after COVID-19 pushed back ảnh 1Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - Malaysia will hold ageneral election when the COVID-19 pandemic is over, Prime Minister MuhyiddinYassin said on November 28, shortly after he averted a showdown by winningparliamentary support for his administration's budget.

The Parliament passed Malaysia's largest budget by a voicevote on November 26 despite weeks of threats by the opposition and some ofMuhyiddin's allies to derail the government's 2021 spending plan, which couldhave triggered a crisis.

Muhyiddin said in a speech at a virtual annual generalmeeting of his Bersatu party that people will choose which government theywant.

Malaysia is facing a new wave of COVID-19infections, with cumulative cases rising more than four-fold since September tomore than 60,000 as of November 29./.
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