Mahathir secures fifth term
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is swept back into power with a resounding majority, but significant gains by the opposition take the shine off his election victory.
Mahathir secures fifth term
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is swept back into power with a resounding majority, but significant gains by the opposition take the shine off his election victory.
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The candidates
Mahathir: Malaysia's strongman
After 18 years in office and already South-east Asia's longest-serving leader, Dr Mahathir has shown no sign that he is willing to throw in the towel.
The Mahathir record
The Sinatra Principle
Unlike other countries in the region, Malaysia did not seek financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund: Dr Mahathir ran the economy his way.
The Anwar case
Trial of the century
The trial of Malaysia's former Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, was a dramatic chapter in Malaysian politics. It could yet prove to have been a decisive one.
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