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Malaysia's ruling coalition suffered its biggest electoral upset ever, losing control of four state governments and failing to win the crucial two-thirds majority in parliament.
It is Barisan Nasional (BN)'s worst performance in a general election since independence in 1957.
Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's multi-racial coalition won 142 out of the 222-seat Parliament.
The opposition alliance of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and the Islamic Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), won 81 seats. In the outgoing parliament, the opposition had 19 seats.
The only other time the 14-party BN coalition failed to win a two-thirds majority was in 1969 when it secured 66% of the seats. This time, it would have only 63.5% if it wins the remaining two seats.
BN lost control of four states - Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor, while PAS secured two-thirds majority to keep its hold on Kelantan.
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| PARLIAMENTARY |
| STATE |
CONTESTED SEATS |
BN |
PAS |
DAP |
PKR |
| Perlis |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kedah |
15 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
| Kelantan |
14 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
| Terengganu |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Penang |
13 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
| Perak |
24 |
13 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
| Pahang |
14 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Selangor |
22 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
| Kuala
Lumpur |
11 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
| Putrajaya |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Negeri Sembilan |
8 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Malacca |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Johor |
26 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Labuan |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sabah |
25 |
24 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Sarawak |
31 |
30 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
222 |
142 |
22 |
27 |
31 |
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| STATE |
| STATE |
CONTESTED SEATS |
BN |
PAS |
DAP |
PKR |
INP |
| Perlis |
15 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kedah |
36 |
14 |
16 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| Kelantan |
45 |
6 |
38 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Terengganu |
32 |
24 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Penang |
40 |
11 |
1 |
19 |
9 |
0 |
| Perak |
59 |
28 |
7 |
17 |
7 |
0 |
| Pahang |
42 |
37 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Selangor |
56 |
21 |
8 |
13 |
14 |
0 |
| Negeri Sembilan |
36 |
21 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
| Malacca |
28 |
24 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Johor |
56 |
49 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Sabah |
60 |
59 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
505 |
307 |
86 |
71 |
39 |
2 |
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Updated: Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:28:45
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka said Friday it had arrested the acting head of the Tamil Tigers who had vowed to revive the separatist group following its military defeat in May and the death of its supreme leader.
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Former Primer Minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir Mohamad called a press conference shortly after the elections and apologised to the nation for having made "the wrong decision" in picking current PM Abdullah Badawi to replace him.
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