DEPUTY Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has put paid to speculation that the prime minister will today call for the dissolution of Parliament.

Berita Harian tweeted that Zahid urged the people to wait for the announcement from the proper source instead of believing false news.
 
Zahid has cut short his working visit to Perlis in order to attend a press conference today that Prime Minister Najib Razak has called to make a special announcement.

Umno Supreme Council members,  menteris besar, and chief ministers are also expected at the press conference at the Putra World Trade Centre at 4.45pm today.

News of the press conference has fuelled speculation that Najib would today call for Parliament to be dissolved, thereby setting the date for the 14th general election.

Some have said, however, that Najib was unlikely to break convention by making the announcement during a press conference attended by Umno representatives only. The 12th and 13th general elections were announced at the Prime Minister’s Department in the presence of cabinet ministers. – September 17, 2017.