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Anwar’s appointment as 10th PM caps historic year in M’sian politics - superadmin - 12-28-2022 KUALA LUMPUR – It has been a year of many firsts on the Malaysian political scene, with the 15th general election (GE15) culminating in the formation of an unprecedented unity government. The snap polls on November 19 resulted in a hung Parliament, as for the first time since the general election of 1955 no party or coalition managed to win a simple majority to form a new government. Pakatan Harapan (PH) won 82 seats, Perikatan Nasional (PN, 74), Barisan Nasional (BN, 30), Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS, 23), Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS, six), Warisan (three), independents (two), and Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) and Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) one each in GE15, which saw the voting age being lowered from 21 to 18 and provided for automatic voter registration. - More -