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Events on Wednesday 9 May 2018 1
2018Malaysian general electionMahathir Mohamad's coalition ends 61 years of Barisan Nasional ruleMalaysia's opposition coalition, led by 92-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, defeated the Barisan Nasional coalition that had governed since independence in 1957. The result ousted incumbent Najib Razak, who was later charged with corruption over the 1MDB scandal. It marked the first change of ruling coalition in Malaysian history.