Malaysian government declares by-election defeat to Anwar
(08-26 20:53)
Malaysia's ruling coalition has declared defeat in a by-election against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim who is bidding to return to parliament after a decade-long absence.
''Yes of course we have lost . . . we were the underdogs going into this race,'' said Muhammad Muhammad Taib, information chief of the United Malays National Organisation which leads the Barisan Nasional coalition.
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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