Malaysia's Septuagenarians Square Off in State Polls
August elections more a personality contest
By: Murray Hunter
Malaysia’s six state elections, scheduled for August 12, are devolving into a mano-a-mano between the 75-year-old Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his challenger for political primacy, the former prime minister and opposition leader Muhyiddin Yassin, 76.
The polls are of considerable importance in determining which way the country will g…
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