Campaigning has formally started for Malaysia\u2019s general elections, a highly competitive race that will see the world\u2019s longest-serving coalition seeking to regain its dominance four years after a shocking electoral loss.
\nAccording to international media reports, campaigns began on Saturday for the November 19 election, which will determine if the Barisan Nasional (BN), or National Front, coalition can make a strong comeback or whether political reformers can secure another surprise win that will see their leader, Anwar Ibrahim, achieve a long-held dream of becoming prime minister.
\nLed by the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), BN had ruled Malaysia since the country\u2019s independence from Britain in 1957. But anger over government corruption led the coalition to lose to Anwar\u2019s Pakatan Harapan (PH), or Alliance of Hope, in 2018.
\nThe election victory sparked hopes of reform in Malaysia but was short-lived as defections caused the PH government to crumble in early 2020 and brought UMNO back to power.
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