Hung Parliament in Malaysia; Anwar and Muhyiddin stake rival claims to form government

Pakatan Harapan supporters waving party flags at Dorsett Grand Subang, where the party leaders are gathering, early on Nov 20, 2022.KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysians have voted in the country’s first-ever hung Parliament, with the three main national coalitions failing to secure a simple majority of 112 seats in a fiercely fought general election on Saturday.

Former premier Muhyiddin Yassin retained his Pagoh parliamentary ward, which he first won in 1978, with a 10,007-vote majority. Umno performed dismally in the election but still secured 30 seats, making it a potential partner to boost PN’s numbers. Zahid won his seat by a razor-thin 348 majority, and his closest rival, PH’s Shamsul Iskandar, has called for a recount.

Malaysia’s longest-serving MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah lost his Gua Musang seat in Kelantan to PN. The BN stalwart – who has held the seat for 12 terms since 1974 – polled 21,663 votes, which is just 163 votes fewer than the winning candidate Mr Mohd Azizi, who claimed 21,826 votes. Umno’s attempts to make inroads in PH stronghold Selangor also faltered as caretaker ministers leading the charge failed to win.

A record 945 candidates contested the 222 parliamentary seats, while over 21 million people were eligible to vote. But only 220 parliamentary seats completed balloting on Saturday. Voting was suspended in Baram, Sarawak, due to bad weather and floods. And the election in Padang Serai, Kedah, has been postponed to Dec 7 after its incumbent MP and PH candidate Karupaiya Mutusami died on Wednesday.

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