Malaysia Faces a Tense Election

Read also our three-story package on the Malaysia elections:

• Malaysia’s Najib Calls 14th General Election

• Najib Razak: A Kleptocrat Skilled at the Game

• Mahathir: Malaysia’s Prophet of Doom or Second Messiah?

On May 9, voters in Malaysia will go to the polls in what is believed to be the closest national election since 1969, when ethnic Chinese-based opposit…