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Malaysia's By-Election Muddle

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Apr 08, 2009
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Malaysia's opposition coalition won two of three by-elections yesterday – for state legislative seats in the northern province of Kedah and in Sarawak, and for a federal seat in the state of Perak. But the results of the three races probably mean political losses for everybody.

Newly minted Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak may have been the biggest loser, …

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