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A tight Malaysia election produces results, but very few answers

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    • Supporters of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) party wave a flag at an election event in Malaysia on Nov 20, 2022. Malaysia is heading for its first-ever hung parliament after the general election.
    • Supporters of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) party wave a flag at an election event in Malaysia on Nov 20, 2022. Malaysia is heading for its first-ever hung parliament after the general election. PHOTO: Bloomberg

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    Simon Tay

    Published Sun, Nov 20, 2022 · 04:13 PM

    The hotly-contested general election in Malaysia produced many multi-cornered fights and several shock defeats. While there was a clear rebuff by voters to the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition led by Umno, it’s telling that no single party or alliance managed to win the minimum of 112 seats needed to take power.

    After some deal-making, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) said on Sunday (Nov 20) that it will join Perikatan Nasional (PN), Barisan Nasional (BN) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) to “form a stable and strong federal government”. GPS also announced that Muhyiddin Yassin is the party’s choice to be the coalition’s prime minister candidate.

    What may unfold in the coming weeks and months can be glimpsed not only from the results of this election, but the context of events since the previous polls in 2018.

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