Putrajaya, Malaysia, October 20, 2022, SPA -- Malaysia's Election Commission said Thursday that national elections will be held on Nov. 19, according to the Associated Press. Election Commission chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh said the nomination date for candidates would be Nov. 5, kicking off two weeks of official campaigning. He said 21.17 million voters will be casting their ballots. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob dissolved Parliament on Oct. 10 for early polls. --SPA 11:06 LOCAL TIME 08:06 GMT 0003 www.spa.gov.sa/2394002