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Monday, April 22, 2013

EC: No withdrawals allowed - names will be on ballots


Candidates whose nominations have been finalised can no longer withdraw from contesting in the 13th general election.

Election Commission (EC) deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said that a provision in law to allow for such withdrawals has been abolished.

"We no longer have that provision under Election Regulations 1981. Anyone who has been nominated, they will appear on the ballot papers and people will be allowed to vote for them," he said during a press conference in Putrajaya today.

He said however that candidates are allowed to make declarations of withdrawal, as that is their "personal choice", but there will be no changes in the ballot papers.

"These are all internal party matters. As far as the law goes, this is final," he said.

Wan Ahmad's statement means that PKR and PAS will still face each other in seven state seats across the country, with the only option being for either party to urge the public to support the other party.

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