simple majority

Under South Africa's constitution, voters elect 400 members of the National Assembly, who then elect the president by a simple majority.

A prime ministerial candidate has to show a simple majority of 169 seats in the National Assembly when the house is called in coming days.

It is unclear who will form the government, as without Barisan's support, neither candidate can reach the simple majority required.

No political party has been able to obtain a simple majority after they failed to win 50 pct out of 219 parliamentary seats in the GE15.

PAS is willing to become the opposition if PN failed to secure a simple majority in the GE15 to form the government, its president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang said.

Pas will not join forces with PH and its component parties to form the federal government if no party gets a simple majority in the GE15.

Opinion polls predict a tight race with no single party or coalition being able to win a simple majority needed to form the government.

Polls and analysts say no single party or coalition will win a simple majority in the 222-seat parliament.

Barisan Nasional (BN) has secured a simple majority in the Johor state election to form the state government after winning 29 of the 56 seats in the state legislative assembly.

Barisan Nasional (BN) has secured a simple majority of 29 seats in the Johor state election to form the state government, based on unofficial results as of 10.21 pm.

The EC has declared Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) the winner of the Sarawak state election after the coalition secured more than 50 per cent of the total seats contested to form the new government.

Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has unofficially won 42 seats to secure a simple majority in the 12th Sarawak election to form the new state government.

There are 82 seats in the state assembly with 42 needed for a simple majority; 55 is needed for a two-thirds majority.

BN has won 15 of the 28 seats up for grabs and thus has obtained a majority exceeding 50 per cent of the seats contested.

Democrats are considering using a parliamentary tool called "reconciliation" to get approval for the legislation with a simple majority.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.