Almost 9,000 polling centres have been set up, with 38,348 voting streams, at a cost of RM1.01 billion, an increase of RM500 million from the previous general election.

GE15, based on the first-past-the-post electoral system, began with early voting on Tuesday at 578 polling centres which saw 212,961 or 94.72% early voter turnout among security personnel and their spouses.

With a total of 1,380 candidates contesting, 939 of whom for parliamentary seats, 434 for state seats in Perlis, Perak and Pahang, as well as seven vying for the Bugaya state seat, GE15 has been deemed the most intense in the history of the country’s democratic process.

This election also sees main coalitions namely Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Harapan, Perikatan Nasional, Gerakan Tanah Air, Gabungan Parti Sarawak, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah and other parties working hard to win the support and votes from approximately 1.4 million young voters aged 18 to 20 who are eligible for the first time to decide who should lead the country.