Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim wins parliamentary by-election
2018-10-14 09:38:17 source：The Aljazeera
October 13, 2018
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has won a parliamentary seat in a by-election, setting the stage for his eventual takeover from Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
The Election Commission said on Saturday that Anwar received 71 percent of the total votes cast, defeating six other candidates.
He got 31,016 votes, while his closest rival secured only 7,456.
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