Kuala Lampur, April 14 -- On December 16, 2020, then Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (the King) had consented to a declaration of Emergency in Gerik, Perak and Bugaya, Sabah that would allow the postponement of by-elections in these two constituencies.

Muhyiddin said he had apprised the King, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah of the need to delay the by-elections after a Cabinet meeting on December 4 which discussed the dangers of holding polls again during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Muhyiddin added that the King was satisfied with the urgency to declare an Emergency in Gerik and Bugaya to delay by-elections.

By-elections for the parliamentary constituency of Gerik and Bugaya, a...