MP SPEAKS | One of the chief talking points in Malaysia today is when the 15th general election will be held -  from as soon as in a month’s time to sometime next year.

If Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob dissolves Parliament after the finance minister has tabled Budget 2023 on Oct 7, he would be following the example of former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad in dissolving Parliament in the midst of the parliamentary debate on Budget 2000.

It happened on Nov 10, 1999, which was followed by the 10th general election on Nov 29, 1999.