In a result few pollsters and analysts predicted, including myself, last week Malaysia's opposition coalition, led by 92-year-old former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, defeated the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Najib Razak in national elections that marked the first transfer of power in Malaysia's modern history. The long-dominant United Malays National Organization, or UMNO, and the coalition it leads, Barisal Nasional, have governed Malaysia since its independence in 1957.
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