KUALA LUMPUR: Rival Malaysian political blocs on Monday tried to woo smaller parties to form a coalition government after the weekend's general election that saw major gains...
KUALA LUMPUR: Rival Malaysian political blocs on Monday tried to woo smaller parties to form a coalition government after the weekend's general election that saw major gains by a conservative Islamist party. One of Southeast Asia's biggest economies saw three governments change in as many years before this stalemate, and the next one faces major challenges including soaring inflation. No party has emerged with a clear majority.
The party forced the cancellation of an annual craft beer festival in the capital Kuala Lumpur in 2017. And in 2018, two women convicted of having lesbian sex were caned in front of more than 100 spectators in a PAS-ruled state. 'If they hold most of the cabinet and senior positions, this will inspire anxiety,' Bridget Welsh of the University of Nottingham Malaysia told AFP. She said women's rights could be 'potentially impacted' too.
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