Malaysia's Barisan Ekes Out Diminished Win
Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional won a bitter and disputed election Sunday, taking 133 seats in the 222-member national parliament to 89 for the opposition Pakatan Rakyat while at the same time the three-party opposition appears to have narrowly won the popular vote by a 50-49 margin.
As expected, gerrymandering and misallocation of seats provided the …
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