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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By A. Ananthalakshmi

Rival Malaysia parties need to form alliances to win election, poll shows

A car is seen behind flags of National Front coalition ahead of the upcoming 15th general election, in Bera, Pahang, Malaysia November 4, 2022. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin

Malaysia's opposing political blocs will need to form an alliance to stand a chance of governing after this month's general election, with none likely to win a simple majority, an opinion poll showed on Friday.

There are 21 million Malaysians eligible to vote on Nov. 19, with opposition leaders Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim, and former premier Muhyiddin Yassin competing to unseat a government led by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri's Barisan Nasional.

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