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                                <title><![CDATA[ Japan PM Kishida brushes aside talk of snap election ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The next national election is not until 2025. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Israel heads towards snap election, foreign minister poised to take over ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 04:04:36 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ While parliament's collapse appeared a near certainty, last-minute surprises remained possible given Israel's volatile political climate. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ PH agrees Parliament not to be dissolved before July 31, 2022 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:44:15 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ PH chief whip coordinator Anthony Loke says there is no need to hold snap polls and that the country should focus on battling Covid-19. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Canada PM Trudeau calls Sept 20 snap election ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:28:14 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Trudeau was re-elected to office in 2019 but lost his majority in his second term, amid scandals. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ People can go to the supermarket, why not the polls, says Sarawak minister ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 11:08:26 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ But Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah says this is contingent on an improved voting mechanism and strict SOPs. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ No space for democratic vanities when fighting an invisible killer ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abdar Rahman Koya ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 02:00:50 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ There's no shame in admitting the ultimate reason behind the virus emergency. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Umno won’t push for snap polls if Covid situation is not good, says Tajuddin ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2021 09:58:45 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Pasir Salak MP says Umno will not push for an election in August if case numbers remain high. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Why schools can re-open but Parliament cannot convene ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/opinion/2021/02/22/why-schools-can-re-open-but-parliament-cannot-convene</link>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lokman Abd Halim ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 03:54:05 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ If the emergency is lifted and the prime minister loses a no-confidence vote, failure to agree on a PM candidate would result in a snap election. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Remember how we lost, Hishammuddin warns Umno top leaders ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 07:05:24 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ He says Umno has been given a chance to show the people that it is attentive to the people's well-being. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Umno hawks’ plan for pandemic polls in defiance of Agong, analysts say ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 03:49:48 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Elections won't solve the political crisis as long as individual parties do not work together to obtain a majority, they say. ]]></description>
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