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Malaysia’s state elections: Implications for the Anwar administration
The outcome of the recent state polls might seem to have met expectations, but there are signals from voters that the ruling coalition may do well to understand
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Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim speaking at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur after the release of the state election results on Aug 12.
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Ariel Tan
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Nearly nine months after its 15th General Election, Malaysia held elections in six states on Saturday.
The ruling coalition comprising Pakatan Harapan (PH) and its ally Barisan Nasional (BN) retained the three states it had controlled.

