Govt has ‘identified’ new EC chairman, says Anwar

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The prime minister says the appointment will go through the process and obtain the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/05/26/govt-has-identified-new-ec-chairman-says-anwar/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AnwarIbrahim #SPR #AbdulGhaniSalleh

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00:00 What country are you from?

00:02 Sudan.

00:04 The government has identified the candidate to be the new Election Commission chairman,

00:08 says Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

00:10 The post was left vacant when Abdoughani Saleh retired on May 9th, after he turned 66.

00:16 We are in the process of getting approval to become the President of the Republic of Aguam.

00:24 However, Anwar did not identify the person.

00:27 Yesterday, EC Deputy Chairman Azmi Sharom said it is business as usual for the electoral body,

00:32 despite the post being vacant since early May.

00:35 Meanwhile, in response to another question about who will replace the late Mudan Tagal as the Senate President,

00:40 Anwar said he will meet Sarawakian party leaders tomorrow.

00:44 Anwar also said Second Finance Minister Amir Hamza Azizan will soon provide a detailed explanation

00:49 on matters related to targeted diesel subsidies.

00:53 Last week, the Cabinet agreed to implement targeted diesel subsidies involving consumers in the peninsula

00:58 and not involving those in Sarawak and Sabah.

01:01 (upbeat music)

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