The country has registered 11 deaths and around 1,860 cases of the new coronavirus as of Wednesday, with the rate of infection slowing in recent weeks and no new fatalities reported since the beginning of the month.
The opposition parties and civil society groups have challenged the holding of the election in the midst of health risks posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Parliament's term was to end in September but the president has the power to dissolve it six months ahead of schedule, and also to reconvene it in an emergency.
