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State Elections: Are You Ready For It?

Dr Wong Chin Huat, Political Scientist, Sunway University

07-Jul-23 18:00

State Elections: Are You Ready For It?

The Election Commission recently announced the dates for the upcoming six state polls and that polling day will fall on August 12th, a Saturday. So first, we spoke to political scientist, Dr Wong Chin Huat about the lay of the land and got his thoughts on the latest headlines around the state elections. After that, we heard from listeners on whether they are ready to vote and what is going to shape their decision.

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Produced by: Natasha Fusil, Raaina Asri

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharaad Kuttan


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Categories:  politics,  government

Tags:  electorate,  PRN,  state elections,  state polls,  politics,  voting, 


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