Malaysia faces new crisis as poll delivers hung Parliament

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a press conference in Subang, Malaysia, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Malaysia’s graft-tainted coalition that had ruled the country for decades is losing ground to rival Malay blocs but could still return to power depending on post-election alliances (Vincent Thian/AP/PA)

Malaysia tumbled into fresh political turmoil after a tightly contested general election delivered a hung Parliament with no clear winner and a surge of support for an Islamist party.

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s reformist alliance secured the biggest gain with 83 out of 220 Parliamentary seats, but fell far short of a majority.