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Malaysia was facing a hung parliament for the first time in its history as support for a conservative Islamic alliance prevented major coalitions from winning a simple majority in a general election. Without a clear winner, political uncertainty could persist as Malaysia faces slowing economic growth and rising inflation. It has had three prime ministers in as many years.
Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim took a narrow lead in Saturday's general election, though he and his main contenders were far short of a simple majority needed to form the government, early results from the Election Commission showed. Former premier Muhyiddin Yassin took an early close second, while Prime Minister…
Failure of one coalition to achieve simple majority in election could bring further political inertia as country faces slowing growth and rising inflation