Permatang Pauh Election Result Aug 26 2008

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Get the latest breaking news and result on the make-or-break Permatang Pauh Parliamentary election result between main contenders PKR Anwar Ibrahim and BN Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah.

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09:20PM

STOP NEWS! Latest! Anwar’s majority more than Azizah’s

Counting of the by-election result proceeding. From all indications, Anwar Ibrahim’s majority will be more than Wan Azizah’s majority in March 8 general election, which was 13,398 votes.

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09:13PM

Unofficial: Anwar gets BIGGER majority

LIVE UPDATES 9.12pm: Official EC result: With 11 more boxes to go, Anwar has won the by-election with a 14,551 majority. He garnered 27,977 votes while BN's Arif Shah obtained 13,426 while Akim's Hanafi Hamat got 85

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08:27PM

The official result for the Permatang Pauh Parliamentary by-election will be announced on TV earliest by 9:00PM. So switch on your TV now.

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08:07PM
Malaysia’s Anwar Wins Convincingly

Can the opposition leader translate electoral success into a parliamentary majority?

Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim staged a dramatic comeback Tuesday with a victory in a by-election that puts him again at the heart of Malaysian politics. With his apparent return to parliament, he has taken the first step toward his promised ouster of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition as prime minister.

The former deputy prime minister has vowed to take power for the opposition on September 16 by luring ruling coalition lawmakers to his side.

Anwar won about 60 percent of the votes in his rural northern district in Penang in a vote seen as a crucial test of ethnic loyalty in a country where race has long been the determining factor in political success. He soundly drubbed his opponent, Arif Shah Omar Shah, the candidate of the United Malays National Organisation, in a lurid campaign in which a variety of UMNO officials charged him with being a lackey of the United States and world Jewry in addition to having committed sodomy with a former aide.

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08:00PM
Malaysia's opposition claims victory for Anwar

PERMATANG PAUH, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's opposition has claimed a landslide victory for its leader, Anwar Ibrahim, in a special election.

Anwar's People's Justice Party said he is expected to win at least 70 percent of Tuesday's vote for a seat in Parliament. Anwar is pitted against the governing National Front coalition's Arif Shah Omar Shah in Permatang Pauh.

Tian Chua, an official of the Justice Party, told The Associated Press that there is "firm indication of a landslide victory for Anwar."

Chua says the voters have given "a sound endorsement to Anwar." He says Anwar is expected to get at least 70 percent of the vote.

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07:57PM
Malaysia's opposition claims victory for leader Anwar Ibrahim in special election

PERMATANG PAUH, Malaysia — Malaysia's opposition is claiming a landslide victory for its leader, Anwar Ibrahim, in a special election.

Anwar's People's Justice party says early indications are that he will win at least 70 per cent of Tuesday's vote for a seat in Parliament. Anwar is pitted against a candidate of the governing National Front coalition in Permatang Pauh.

Tian Chua, an official of the Justice party, told The Associated Press that there is "firm indication of a landslide victory for Anwar."

Chua says the voters have given "a sound endorsement to Anwar."

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07:48PM
Anwar in the lead Latest News