Why Malaysia’s 2022 election is so difficult to predict

The election follows two weeks of increasingly frenetic campaigning by the three coalitions seen with having the best chance of taking power [Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters]

After two weeks of campaigning, Malaysians will cast their votes on Saturday in a keenly-contested election few expect to resolve the division that has plagued the country over the last three years.

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who is the vice president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party, hopes Malaysians will back his Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition to form a government.