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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Anwar faces last, best shot in Malaysia vote

Anwar faces last, best shot in Malaysia vote
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  1. RAYLOKEApril 30, 2013 at 12:28 PM

    THE CHALLENGE ; The former heir-apparent to the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) is today its most feared enemy, having galvanised a diverse opposition that now dreams of unseating one of the world's longest-serving governments.

    "I can be crazy in some ways, partly because I have gone through a lot," Anwar, 65, told AFP in an interview.

    "But I just want to prove that you can run the country with good governance, eliminate corruption... and make Malaysia a mature democracy."

    UMNO has towered over the moderate Muslim country through a coalition government since independence from Britain in 1957, but faces rising pressure over corruption and authoritarian tactics.

    Much of the credit for the changing landscape goes to the mercurial Anwar, whose charisma, oratorical skills and appeal across multi-ethnic Malaysia's racial lines breathed life into a once-hapless opposition.

    His three-party Pakatan Rakyat (People's Pact) faces a formidable, dug-in foe, yet many analysts say the result is too close to call.

    An opposition victory would cap a remarkable journey for Anwar, whose chameleon career has transformed Malaysian politics.

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