Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling coalition was handed its third consecutive electoral defeat of the year on Saturday, as federal partner but state rival Umno retained control of Melaka in a lopsided contest driven by a Malay nationalist surge.
An electoral alliance between the incumbent Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and the Perikatan Nasional (PN) opposition bloc secured a commanding supermajority of 24 out of the 28 seats in Melaka’s state legislative assembly.
The remaining…
Source: www.scmp.com
