Once a pushover, Malaysian opposition sniffs power
- Published: 30 Jan 2013 at 11.44
- Online news: Asia
After bloodying the government's nose in 2008 elections, a more experienced and organised Malaysian opposition is eyeing the once-unthinkable: toppling one of the world's longest-serving governments.
Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim at his office in Kuala Lumpur, January 23, 2013. After bloodying the government's nose in 2008 elections, a more experienced and organised Malaysian opposition is now eyeing the once-unthinkable: toppling one of the world longest-ruling regimes.
Malaysians vote soon with the formerly hapless opposition buoyed by a new track record of state-level government, signs of growing voter support, and what its leader Anwar Ibrahim calls a sense of history in the making.
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