Anwar Vows Battle Over Lost Malaysia Vote as Thousands Rally
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Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim plans to hold protest rallies around Malaysia after vowing to contest the results of 30 seats lost in the country’s May 5 election, enough to swing the vote.
Police said about 60,000 opposition supporters gathered at a stadium near Kuala Lumpur last night, defying threats of arrest and heavy rains. The crowd blew horns, chanted “ubah” - - or “change” -- and wore black T-shirts with “050513” to mark the date of the poll won by Prime Minister Najib Razak’s coalition, which lost a majority of the popular vote for the first time in 44 years amid a record 85 percent turnout.