Malaysia's elections commission on Wednesday set May 5 to hold its general elections, a senior official said. The deadline for nominations for the parliamentary and states polls was April 20, elections commission chairman Abdul Aziz Yusuf said. Prime Minister Najib Razak, who dissolved the parliament on April 3 to pave the way for the elections, described the announcement as "exciting news." Najib met with leaders of the 13 political parties under the ruling coalition to update them on preparations for the polls and to discuss the process of selecting candidates, according to a report of DPA. A total of 13.26 million people were to vote for 222 parliamentary seats and 505 state assemblies seats up for grabs.
