Elections Malaysia

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad won another five-year term Monday in a bitterly contested election that capped more than a year of political and economic turmoil but left Mahathir's image as an iron-willed survivor firmly intact. His victory came as no surprise. After 18 years in power, Mahathir is Asia's longest-serving elected leader.

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad won another five-year term Monday in a bitterly contested election that capped more than a year of political and economic turmoil but left Mahathir's image as an iron-willed survivor firmly intact. His victory came as no surprise. After 18 years in power, Mahathir is Asia's longest-serving elected leader.

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