GE14 | Electoral watchdog Bersih has condemned the Election Commission’s (EC) announcement that polling day will be on May 9, a Wednesday.

“Bersih condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the announcement by the EC today on the nomination and polling dates for the 14th general election,” it said in a statement today.

Apart from polling day being set to take place on a working day, Bersih also noted that campaigning period will only be for 11 days...