2008 Malaysian general election
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A <entity_1> was held on Saturday, <entity_3> for members of the 12th Parliament of <entity_4>. The 11th Parliament was dissolved on <entity_2>, and the following day, the Election Commission announced nominations would be held on 24 February, with general polling set for <entity_3>. The Malaysian Parliament was dissolved on <entity_2> by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) on the advice of Prime Minister <entity_0>, from which a <entity_1> will be required to be held within the 60 days, between <entity_2> and <entity_2>. On 14 February, the Election Commission announced nominations would be held on 24 February, with <entity_1> set for <entity_3>. Anger among ethnic Indians regarding issues such as restrictions on jobs, education, freedom of religion, right and a widespread feeling of loss of dignity have played a part during the <entity_2> parliamentary elections in <entity_4>. On 4 March, campaigning in <entity_4>'s <entity_1> took on a personal tone as rivals slung accusations of nepotism, hypocrisy, boorish language and sexist tactics. As polls opened in <entity_4> on <entity_3> from 8:00 to 17:00, voters cast ballots for 222 parliamentary seats and 12 state legislatures, with voter turnout among <entity_4>'s 10.9 million eligible voters estimated to be 70 percent. It is BN's worst performance in <entity_4>'s <entity_1> (until 2018) since independence in 1957, winning only 63.5% (140 out of 222) of parliamentary seats that were contested; the only other time the 14-party coalition failed to win a two-thirds majority was in 1969 when it secured 66% of the seats. Doubts on the prospect of large scale projects initiated or managed by the <entity_0> administration between 2004 and <entity_2> were also highlighted; the Opposition vowed to assess major government projects, including the DAP's plans to review the Penang Global City Centre, a $7.8 billion real estate development project in Penang which have not gain approval from the local state council even after launching ceremony was held officiated by <entity_4>'s Prime Minister, <entity_0>. Standard & Poor's Ratings Services reports the <entity_1> has no immediate effect on the sovereign ratings on <entity_4> and still maintains both the local and foreign currency rating for the country. Among them was the planned conclusion of stalled Free Trade Agreement negotiations between <entity_4> and the US before the <entity_2> United States presidential election.
['Malaysian general election']