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References
- Po Jen Yap (ed). Judicial Review of Elections in Asia. (Routledge Studies in Asian Law). Routledge. 2016. pp 58 & 62.
- Christian Schafferer (ed). Election Campaigning in East and Southeast Asia. Ashgate. 2006. pp 55, 61, 73 & 74.
