Azhar resigns, Azmi assumes duty of EC chairman
Published on: Thursday, July 09, 2020
By: Bernama
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun (pictured) has resigned as chairman of the Election Commission (EC) effective June 29.
The EC in a statement here today said that its deputy chairman Dr Azmi Sharom will assume the duty of EC chairman until a new chairman is appointed in accordance with Article 114 (7) of the Federal Constitution.
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Azhar’s resignation has been consented by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah as notified in a letter from Istana Negara dated June 30, 2020.
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