Malaysia election

2022 - 11 - 20

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Malaysia Faces New Crisis as Voting Delivers Hung Parliament (Voice of America)

Malaysia tumbled into fresh political turmoil Sunday after a tightly contested general election delivered a hung Parliament with no clear winner and a ...

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Malaysia election live: Mahathir loses seat, likely ending political ... (Nikkei Asia)

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysians cast their ballots Saturday in a watershed election, with multiple parties running neck and neck amid global economic headw.

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Malaysia faces hung parliament for first time in history, with no party ... (ABC News)

Longtime opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's coalition won the most seats in Saturday's (local time) general election, results from the Election Commission showed ...

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No outright winner in Malaysian election (The Australian)

A coalition of Malay nationalist and Islamist political parties claimed victory in Malaysias general election, setting the stage for more political turmoil ...

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Uncertainty in Malaysia as Anwar, Muhyiddin claim they have the ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

A wave of support for an Islamist party in Saturday's election delivered a hung parliament for the first time, foreshadowing continuing political turmoil.

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Malaysia faces hung parliament after election, ex-PM Mahathir loses (Kyodo News Plus)

Malaysia faced the prospect of a hung parliament on Nov. 20, after neither of the two major alliances of parties competing in the previous day's general ...

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Malaysia election: what you need to know (Blue Mountains Gazette)

Malaysia's political leaders are scrambling to form a coalition government after an election that produced an unprecedented hung parliament, with no group ...

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Malaysian elections produce country's first hung parliament (Financial Times)

Malaysia's rival political leaders are rushing to broaden their coalitions to secure a majority after an election on Saturday that produced the country's ...

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Malaysia election: what you need to know (The Singleton Argus)

Longtime opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin each said they could form a government with support from other parties they ...

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Malaysia's political manoeuvring begins after indecisive election (CNBC)

Longtime opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin each said they could form a government with support from other parties, whom ...

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Malaysia election: what you need to know (The West Australian)

Longtime opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin each said they could form a government with support from other parties they ...

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Malaysia election live: palace asks political parties to prove majority ... (Nikkei Asia)

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysians cast their ballots Saturday in a watershed election, with multiple parties running neck and neck amid global economic headw.

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Malaysia election: Time running out as Anwar aims for top job (The Straits Times)

KUALA LUMPUR โ€“ Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's perennial opposition leader, has often been on the cusp of power, but age is catching up with him and ...

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Malaysia election: what you need to know (The Canberra Times)

Longtime opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin each said they could form a government with support from other parties they ...

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Malaysia election: what you need to know (Blue Mountains Gazette)

Malaysia's political leaders are scrambling to form a coalition government after an election that produced an unprecedented hung parliament, with no group ...

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Malaysia's Muhyiddin emerges as top contender for PM. Is this what ... (South China Morning Post)

The fear for Malaysia's minority ethnic Chinese and Indians, and among moderate Muslims and other faiths, is the powerful role PAS is destined to play in a ...

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Malaysia faces hung parliament for first time in history (CNN)

Voters wait in line at a polling station during the 15th general election in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 19, 2022. Annice Lyn/Getty Images. Malaysia ...

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Malaysia's political manoeuvring begins after indecisive election (Reuters)

Malaysia's political leaders scrambled on Sunday to secure support from rivals a day after a general election produced a hung parliament, with no coalition ...

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Muhyiddin on pole: what you need to know after Malaysia's ... (South China Morning Post)

Muhyiddin's strategy of pitching Perikatan Nasional as conservative alternative to major parties could have worked in rural constituencies.

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Malaysia Latest: Sarawak Parties Signal Support for Muhyiddin (Bloomberg)

A small coalition from the Malaysian Borneo state of Sarawak expressed readiness to work with Muhyiddin Yassin and his pro-Malay alliance to form government ...

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Commentary: GE15 โ€“ The rise of PAS as a major power and the end ... (CNA)

While Anwar Ibrahim and Muhyiddin Yassin jostle to form the next government, two things stand out about changes in the racial and religious political landscape: ...

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Islamists rise in Malaysia but next leader must govern for all (South China Morning Post)

Results seen as rejection of scandal-tainted Umno, as conservative Malay voters turn to 'natural alternative' Perikatan Nasional.

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Rival coalitions claim edge in Malaysia as deadline looms (Aljazeera.com)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia โ€“ Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin have each said they have enough support among ...

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Malaysia's Muhyiddin, Anwar race to form government as turmoil ... (Reuters)

Muhyiddin Yassin, a former prime minister, and rival opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim were vying for support from potential coalition partners on Monday, ...

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Voting closes in Malaysia's knife-edge election, count begins (South China Morning Post)

Malaysia's 15th general election, amid surging inflation and fears of deadly floods in the monsoon season, is likely to be the most hotly contested vote ...

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Malaysia election: Polls close, parties await results in tight race (The Straits Times)

Results are expected to begin trickling in this evening, as three key coalitions vie to form the next government. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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As it happens: Malaysia awaits results of 15th general election (CNA)

Polls have closed in Malaysia's 15th general election on Saturday (Nov 19), with more than 900 candidates vying for a place in the country's 222-seat ...

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Malaysians vote in tight race as old party, reformers clash (ABC News)

Counting of ballots has begun in Malaysia's tightly contested national election that will determine whether its long-ruling coalition can make a comeback ...

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Malaysia votes in general election (Sky News Australia)

Malaysia's residents are turning up to vote in an election that looks unlikely to produce a clear winner. Malaysian Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim leads a ...

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Malaysia election under way with race too close to call (Dhaka Tribune)

Its main challenge is from the coalition led by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who has campaigned on a promise to fight corruption in Southeast Asia's third- ...

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Malaysia Latest: Rival PM Candidates Confident of Winning Polls (Bloomberg)

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said they are confident their respective coalitions will clinch enough ...

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Malaysia election live: Former PM Muhyiddin wins seat as counting ... (Nikkei Asia)

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysians cast their ballots Saturday in a watershed election, with multiple parties running neck and neck amid global economic headw.

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Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir loses seat in first election defeat in 53 years (Reuters)

Malaysia's veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad suffered his first election defeat in 53 years on Saturday in a blow that could mark the end of a seven-decade ...

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Malaysia election: Who are the likely winners and what are the ... (The Straits Times)

If this base case scenario coming into the campaign materialises, BN is expected to form a government with Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), an alliance of former ...

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Malaysia's 97-Year-Old Mahathir Loses Seat in General Election (Bloomberg)

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad lost his Langkawi parliamentary seat in the general election.

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Malaysia heads for hung parliament in tight election race (Reuters)

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim took a narrow lead in Saturday's general election, though he and his main contenders were far short of a simple ...

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Malaysia's ruling coalition says it accepts election results (Reuters)

Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition said it accepted the people's decision after an election on Saturday, but stopped short of conceding defeat, ...

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Malaysia election live: Mahathir loses seat for 1st time since 1969 (Nikkei Asia)

Nearly 1,000 candidates -- the oldest being 97-year-old former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad -- are battling for 221 parliamentary seats. The latest surveys ...

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Malaysia ruling coalition loses ground to rivals: Early results (Aljazeera.com)

The ruling coalition trailing behind opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's coalition and alliance led by ex-PM Muhyiddin.

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Malaysia elections: opposition takes narrow early lead (The Guardian)

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim took a narrow lead in Saturday's general election, though he and his main contenders were far short of a simple ...

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Malaysia election live: Ex-PM Muhyiddin claims victory, seeks ... (Nikkei Asia)

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysians cast their ballots Saturday in a watershed election, with multiple parties running neck and neck amid global economic headw.

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Malaysia Headed for Hung Parliament After Saturday's Election (The Wall Street Journal)

Multiple opposing political camps will now have to build a new governing coalition.

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Malaysia's Muhyiddin leads in general election, with Anwar close ... (The Indian Express)

Malaysians headed out to vote in a country that has seen three prime ministers in as many years.

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