Malaysians were voting on Saturday in a closely fought election pitting Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob against longtime opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and former premier Muhyiddin Yassin.
The logo of Malaysia's election commission is pictured at its headquarters in Putrajaya, Malaysia, October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussainpitting Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob against longtime opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and former premier Muhyiddin Yassin.Rising prices and economic prospects are voters' top considerations as the government and central bank have warned of slowing growth next year.to 4%-5% next year from this year's forecast 6.5%-7%.
Most of Malaysia's ethnic-Malay majority would expect the United Malays National Organisation party to be the "most willing to provide handouts during these harsh times", he said.Malaysians have been frustrated with the politicking that has rocked the country since the opposition ended six decades of UMNO rule in 2018. Malaysia's first opposition victory was led by Mahathir Mohamad, who had previously been an UMNO prime minister.
Former premier Najib Razak, along with UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and several other senior party officials, faced dozens of corruption charges. All have denied wrongdoing, with Najib and Ahmad Zahid calling the charges against them politically motivated.a 12-year jail term for corruption and money laundering in a case linked to the multibillion-dollar financial scandal 1MDB. He still faces four other trials.Race and religion remain divisive issues in Malaysia, multiethnic country of 32.
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