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BANGI, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- Parliament will not be dissolved tomorrow to pave the way for the 12th general election, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today.
"No, not tomorrow," he told reporters.
Asked whether tomorrow's Cabinet meeting would be the last before the dissolution of Parliament, he said: "What makes you think it's going to be the last Cabinet meeting.
"The Cabinet meeting will go on, go on and go on. You are the smart aleck, you all enjoy circulating the rumours," he said with a smile.
Speculation has been rife that Parliament would be dissolved soon. Political analysts and the media had predicted that the much-awaited dissolution would be tomorrow (Feb 13) because 13 is the prime minister's favourite number.
Asked on the performance of the Barisan Nasional (BN) elected representatives, Abdullah said he was very happy with their performance.
"Generally, they (elected representatives) had succeeded in discharging the responsibilities entrusted to them.
"The tasks they had carried out had also fulfilled the aspiration of the people and country," he said.
The Prime Minister said he was also satisfied with the implementation of projects under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) which was now progressing well.
"I find that the implementation of almost all the projects mentioned in the 9MP had started," he said.
He said the implementation was carried out in several stages and was progressing as scheduled.
On the statement by the Election Commission (EC) that recounting of votes would only be made when the difference in the votes was four per cent compared to two per cent previously, Abdullah said: "I will follow whatever the EC says."
-- BERNAMA
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