The ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) led by incumbent Prime Minister NajibRazak has won the Malaysian general election, said the MalaysianElection Commission (EC) early May 6.
The BN won133 seats in the parliament (59.91 percent) while the oppositionthree-party Pakatan Rakyat (PR) alliance ended with 89 seats.
Parties must gain at least 122 out of the total 222 seats to take control of Malaysia’s parliament.
With the victory, the BN lost 8 seats in the parliament but gainedcontrol in one more state, that of Kedah which has been held by the PRsince 2008.
The opposition camp refused to accept the results, saying that the election was fraudulent.
Meanwhile, PM Razak told the media that the election took place in afair and free manner. He said one of the programmes the BN willundertake is national reconciliation.
More than 80 percent of 13.3 million Malaysian electors, had turned out at the election, a record high.-VNA
The BN won133 seats in the parliament (59.91 percent) while the oppositionthree-party Pakatan Rakyat (PR) alliance ended with 89 seats.
Parties must gain at least 122 out of the total 222 seats to take control of Malaysia’s parliament.
With the victory, the BN lost 8 seats in the parliament but gainedcontrol in one more state, that of Kedah which has been held by the PRsince 2008.
The opposition camp refused to accept the results, saying that the election was fraudulent.
Meanwhile, PM Razak told the media that the election took place in afair and free manner. He said one of the programmes the BN willundertake is national reconciliation.
More than 80 percent of 13.3 million Malaysian electors, had turned out at the election, a record high.-VNA
