In this file photo, Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin arrives to unveil his new cabinet members at the Prime Minister's Office in Putrajaya on March 9, 2020. (Mohd RASFAN / AFP)
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's coalition has won a crucial state assembly election in the eastern state of Sabah.
A group of parties aligned with Muhyiddin's federal government won a slim majority of 38 seats out of the total 73 seats, unseating the previous state government, according to the results announced by the Election Commission.
In a televised speech following the results, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin thanked the voters of Sabah and urged the new state assemblymen to fulfil their mandate to their best ability
In a televised speech following the results, Muhyiddin thanked the voters of Sabah and urged the new state assemblymen to fulfil their mandate to their best ability.
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The election victory for Muhyiddin came after a recent claim by the national opposition leader and former deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim that he had secured a "convincing" majority in the lower house of the parliament to form a new federal government. Muhyiddin insisted that he is still the legitimate prime minister, a position he held since March.
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