Malaysia's ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) yesterday named two former Cabinet ministers in its list of election candidates for some of the toughest-to-win constituencies - those in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur.
Nine of the 11 Parliament seats in Kuala Lumpur are held by the opposition. Urban voters, comprising some of the most highly educated and wealthiest Malaysians, along with the urban poor pressed by high living costs, regularly picked the opposition in past polls.
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