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| A young girl cycles past
election banners for Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah
Ahmad Badawi and the ruling National Front coalition,
or Barisan Nasional, in Kepala Batas, 13 March 2004. Malaysia's
ruling coalition won a surprise headstart against Muslim
fundamentalists in the March 21 elections, taking 14 parliamentary
seats unopposed as official campaigning began at the weekend.
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| A woman prays while holding
a banner of the United Malays national Organisation (UNMO),
part of the National Front coalition or Barisan Nasional
during an election campaign rally on nomination day in
Kepala Batas of northwestern Penang state 13 March 2004.
Malaysia's ruling National Front coalition took an early
lead in elections due on March 21 with at least 13 candidates
winning parliamentary seats unopposed as nominations closed.
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| Members of the ruling
National Front Coalition or Barisan Nasional cheer during
an election campaign rally on nomination day in Kepala
Batas in the northwestern Penang state, 13 March 2004.
Candidates were nominationed all across the country and
the official campaigning starts, a week ahead of the coming
general elections 21March. AFP
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| A boy cycles in front
of election campaign banners of the opposition Islamic
Party (PAS) in the northern state of Kedah, 10 March 2004.
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said in a statement that
Malaysia's constitution should be amended to ensure that
only a Muslim can become prime minister of the multiracial
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| A worker puts up flags
of opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) in downtown
Penang Island 07 March 2004 ahead of the coming general
elections. Political parties and various bodies are gearing
up for this year's elections on 21 March which leans towards
the battle against Islamic fundamentalism in the country.
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| Malaysia Prime Minister
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi raises his hand as he delivers a
speech in Malacca, 07 March 2004, to launch his local
election campaign in Malacca state. Badawi, a day after
launching his election campaign in his home constituency
in Kepala Batas in northwestern Penang state, moved to
the peninsula's southwest in Malacca addressing a gathering
for his ruling National Front coalition ahead of elections
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| Malaysian girls walk
past a portrait of opposition fundamentalist Islamic Party
leader Abdul Hadi Awang in Kuala Terengganu state, northern
Malaysia, 14 March 2004. The Islamic Party in the rural
Muslim Malay heartland, in the north of the country, where
it already controls two states, Kelantan and Terengganu,
is hoping to win neighbouring Kedah. In the 1999 election,
PAS tripled its parliamentary seats to 27. AFP
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| Malaysian flower girl
dress in traditional Malay costume uses her mobile phone
as she waits for the arrival of Malaysia Prime Minister
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in Malacca, 07 March 2004, to launch
his local election campaign. Badawi, a day after launching
his election campaign in his home constituency in Kepala
Batas in northwestern Penang state, moved to the peninsula's
southwest in Malacca addressing a gathering for his ruling
National Front coalition ahead of elections 21 March.
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| Vendors wait for customers
in a wet market decorated with election parties flags
in Kelantan, 19 March 2004. Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah
Ahmad Badawi launched a final bid to woo voters, taking
his message of 'modern and progressive' Islam into the
Kelantan and Terrenganu strongholds of the Islamic Party
(PAS) to counter its call to make religious rule supreme.
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| An election poster of
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi appears
at a major commercial street in downtown Kuala Lumpur,
18 March 2004. The premier could ride on signs of a sharp
economic rebound to win a decisive mandate in weekend
elections as he targets corruption and woos foreign investors,
economists say. AFP PHOTO |
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| Former Malaysian Prime
Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during an interview with
AFP at his office in Putrajaya 18 March 2004. The former
premier predicts a landslide victory for his successor
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in the March 21 election but foresees
an uphill task in wresting back two states ruled by opposition
Islamic hardliners. AFP PHOTO |
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Just In: PAS wins Bukit Buruk state seat in Terengganu with a slim 140 majority.
Recounts for following state seats: Gaal, Selinsing, Kota Lama, Pulai Chondong, Temangan, Kemuning, Manek Urai & Melor.
Recounts for following parliamentary seats: Bukit Bintang, Permatang Pauh, Ipoh Barat, Pendang, Sik, Kota Melaka & Machang.
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