KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA— Barisan Nasional’s supreme council is holding a meeting with its 30 MPs today (22 Nov) at 11 am, to continue its discussion and finalize its decision on which coalition it would support to form the next federal government, a few hours before the deadline given by the Malaysia King. Following yesterday’s meeting with … Read more
Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh said earlier today that no political party has been able to obtain a simple majority after they failed to win 50 per cent out of 219 parliamentary seats in Malaysia’s 15th General Election (GE15). As of 4 am today (20 Nov), Pakatan Harapan gained 76 seats, … Read more
by M. Jegathesan and Martin Abbugao, with Syafique Shuib in Bera and Patrick Lee in Permatang Pauh KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Sunday his coalition had mustered enough seats to form the country’s next government after a hotly contested general election, potentially paving the way for him to become prime … Read more
LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA — Dr Mahathir Mohamad failed to defend his seat in the Langkawi constituency at the 15th Malaysia General Election and lost by a huge margin to his competitors. The official tally from the Election Commission shows that the 97-year-old elder statesman — who is contesting under the newly formed Homeland Fighters’ Party, only managed … Read more
MALAYSIA — According to Malaysia Election Commission (EC) official website, as of 2 am Sunday, the country biggest opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan (PH) has already gained 61 seats in the 15th Malaysian General Election (GE15), while BN falls far behind with only 26 seats secured. The three major political coalitions, Barisan National (BN), Perikatan National (PN) and … Read more
by Patrick Lee Malaysians headed to the polls on Saturday with jailed ex-leader Najib Razak’s scandal-hit party seeking to cement its grip on power in a race, analysts say is too close to call. About 21 million registered voters are expected to troop to polling centres throughout the day amid fears heavy monsoon rains could disrupt … Read more
PERAK, MALAYSIA — Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, president of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) is facing uncertainty in defending his seat at the Bagan Datuk constituency in Perak, as voters affected by flood said that they have “no mood” to come out on polling day on Saturday (19 Nov) for Malaysia 15th General … Read more
MALAYSIA — Several candidates contesting in Malaysia General Election 15 (GE15) have called for Election Commission to repeal a rule that requires permits for election walkabouts during the 14 days campaign period, criticising that the rule only serves to burden all contesting parties. Liew Chin Tong, Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman for Johor, released a … Read more
SABAH, MALAYSIA — Viral videos and photos on social media showed an election rally attended by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s former Prime Minister last Sunday, which appears to be attended by fewer than 200 people, leaving plenty of seats unfilled. 96-year-old Dr Mahathir currently leads a newly founded political coalition, Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA, … Read more
As Malaysia inches closer to its polling day on 19 November, political parties contesting in the 15th Malaysian General Election (GE15) are ramping up efforts in their campaign, whether via seminars, social media outreach, press conferences or even propaganda billboards along the roadsides. But sometimes campaigning efforts by political parties could go overboard and overheated, … Read more