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Malaysia's Anwar thwarts opposition challenge in state polls
AFP, Published on 13/08/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's ruling coalition thwarted a challenge by an opposition alliance in state elections, official results showed Sunday, with analysts saying the win would buy him time to consolidate power in the largely Islamic Southeast Asian nation.
Malaysians vote in six state elections seen as referendum on Anwar
AFP, Published on 12/08/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians in six states went to the polls Saturday to vote for state assembly members in elections widely seen as a barometer of support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's unity government.
Malaysians vote in tightly contested election
AFP, Published on 19/11/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysians headed to the polls on Saturday with jailed ex-leader Najib Razak's graft-tainted party seeking to cement its grip on power in a race analysts say is too close to call.
Malaysia to hold national elections on Nov 19
AFP, Published on 20/10/2022
» Malaysia will head to the polls on Nov 19, officials said Thursday, after the prime minister called for a snap election to restore political stability.
Ex-Malaysian PM Najib appears in court on graft charges
AFP, Published on 04/07/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived in court Wednesday to face charges he embezzled millions of dollars of public money, in a stunning fall from grace for a national leader.
'Now the hard part': Malaysia awakens to new political dawn
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR - Hope for lasting change in Malaysia after the opposition's historic election win may hinge on whether triumphant 92-year-old autocrat-turned-progressive Mahathir Mohamad has truly changed his ways and possesses the vigour and clout to heal national divisions.
Mahathir stuns Malaysia with upset election victory
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 92, won a shock election victory Thursday, in a political earthquake that toppled the country's scandal-plagued premier and ousted a regime that has ruled for over six decades.
From dead voters to blackouts: Malaysia braces for 'filthy' poll
AFP, Published on 29/04/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: "Phantom" voters, electoral roll tampering, mysterious power blackouts during recounts -- Malaysian activists are gearing up to battle widespread cheating at what they fear will be the dirtiest election in the country's history.