KOTA KINABALU, Dec. 9 -- The Election Commission (EC) will hold a special meeting on December 16 to determine the key dates for the dual by-elections in the parliamentary seat of Kinabatangan and the state seat of Lamag following the death of Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin last week.

In a statement, EC secretary Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus said the commission received official notifications of the unexpected vacancies from Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul on December 8, and Sabah State Assembly Speaker Datuk Seri Kadzim M. Yahya on December 9.

Under Article 54(1) of the Federal Constitution and Article 21(5) of the Sabah State Constitution, any unexpected vacancy for a parliamentary or state s...