A swing by Malay voters at the tail end of Malaysia's election campaign delivered the shocking results that ended Barisan Nasional's (BN) six decades of power, a study showed.
Prominent pollster Merdeka Center's ground survey found that the final three days of the campaign saw BN supporters shifting sides by choosing either winning coalition Pakatan Harapan (PH) or Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), an Islamic opposition party.
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