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Malaysia poll date sparks protest

Friday 07 April 1995 23:02 BST
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Malaysia poll date sparks protest

Kuala Lumpur - The Malaysian Elections Commission announced the dates for snap general elections - 24 and 25 April - and immediately drew protests from opposition leaders. The chosen dates are working days, which the opposition fears will affect urban turn-out and leave only the legal minimum campaign time of just 10 days.

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