Malaysia’s Melaka election: Umno wins 24 out of 28 seats, hands Anwar’s PH third loss
Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling coalition was handed its third consecutive electoral defeat of the year on Saturday, as federal partner but state rival Umno retained control of Melaka in a lopsided contest driven by a Malay nationalist surge. An electoral alliance between the incumbent Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and the Perikatan Nasional (PN) opposition bloc secured a commanding supermajority of 24 out of the 28 seats in Melaka’s state legislative assembly. The remaining...
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