Malaysian PM accepts general elections result

Kuala Lumpur, May 10: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday said that he accepted the result of the general elections, which saw his ruling coalition lose to the opposition led by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Stopping short of admitting defeat, Najib said that the King will have to decide on the next Prime Minister, reports Efe news.

After the counting of votes, the EC confirmed a historic victory for the opposition, led by Mahathir, 92, which defeated the ruling coalition which had been in power since the country’s independence. The EC published the first results in early hours of Thursday after not giving any information for many hours, while unofficial sources had started reporting the opposition’s victory by Wednesday night. In his first statement after victory, Mahathir told his supporters that his objective was to re-establish the rule of law after the corruption scandals that characterised Najib’s term. (IANS)