Friday, May 10, 2013

Thousands rally against Malaysia vote result - Asia-Pacific - Al Jazeera English

Thousands rally against Malaysia vote result - Asia-Pacific - Al Jazeera English: "Tens of thousands of Malaysians, dressed in black, have gathered to denounce the country's elections which they claim were marred by fraud by the coalition that has ruled for 56 years.

Malaysia's opposition leader is leading demonstrations against alleged electoral fraud in Sunday's election.

I'm here to support democracy. I feel the election is so unfair and there are so many dirty tricks

- Tan Han Hui, university student

Anwar Ibrahim, head of the opposition Pakatan Rakyat, or People's Pact, called for support from people after he lost the race to become prime minister

The gathering of at least 50,000 people according to AP news agency was being held in a stadium outside the capital Kuala Lumpur, with protesters spilling out of the stands and onto the football field."

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