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Malaysia struggles for democracy despite apparent sham criminal charges

Weazl's Revenge (Free subscription) | yesterday

Anwar wins Malaysian parliament seat PERMATANG PAUH, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim won a landslide victory in a special election for a parliament seat Tuesday, strengthening his campaign to topple the government and become the next prime minister despite sodomy charges against him. Anwar Ibrahim, center, and his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, right, are seen...

Malaysian opposition chief wins parliament seat

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | yesterday

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has won a landslide victory in a special parliamentary election, strengthening his campaign to topple the government and become the next prime minister despite facing sodomy charges.

• Critics want Malaysia PM to resign over Anwar win - Miami Herald
• Malaysia's Anwar celebrates return to Parliament with election win - The Earth Times Online Newspaper
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Malaysian opposition chief wins parliament seat

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has won a landslide victory in a special parliamentary election, strengthening his campaign to topple the government and become the next prime minister despite facing sodomy charges.

Permatang Pauh reinforces message of March 8th

Lim Kit Siang (Free subscription) | yesterday

... Abdullah should also take heed of Permatang Pauh’s rejection of his government’s conspiracy to charge Anwar of sodomy to prevent him from challenging his government and become the new Prime Minister of Malaysia. They regard the sodomy charge as fictitious. Only 11% of the people believe it according to prominent pollster Merdeka Centre, while 89% reject the sodomy...

Landslide Win for Malaysia's Anwar

ABC News (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar wins parliament seat despite sodomy charge.

Malaysian opposition chief wins parliament seat

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim won a landslide victory in a special election for a parliament seat Tuesday, strengthening his campaign to topple the government and become the next prime minister despite sodomy charges against him. The official...

Anwar Ibrahim wins Malaysian parliament seat

CNN (Free subscription) | yesterday

PERMATANG PAUH, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim won a landslide victory in a special election for a parliament seat Tuesday, strengthening his campaign to topple the government and become the next prime minister despite sodomy charges against him.Anwar Ibrahim, center, and his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, right, are seen after Ibrahim won the by-election.The...

Malaysia's Anwar Makes a Comeback

Time (Free subscription) | yesterday

Taking over 31,000 of 47,000 votes in a Penang election, Anwar's resounding win promises to energize his People's Alliance opposition coalition and confirms the politician's appeal cuts across race and religion despite his six-year imprisonment and the sodomy charges he is now facing. It also brings the 61-year-old politician a step closer to a more personal goal: becoming the next prime...

Anwar Wins Parliament Seat

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar continued his political rebound, winning a landslide victory in a special election for a seat in Parliament even though he is facing a charge of sodomizing a male aide.

Victorious Anwar on the path to power

Asia Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

... democratic and economic reforms. The by-election itself was dogged by the BN's exploitation of the sodomy charges against Anwar, which in the end did not make much headway among the voters of Permatang Pauh as Anwar captured two-thirds of the votes cast. He may also have succeeded in winning about 60-65% of votes from ethnic Malays in a constituency where the group makes up close...

Anwar Ibrahim threatens to pull down government by Sep 16

Big News Network.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

... win was expected, media reports and commentators said Wednesday, despite his being slapped with a sodomy charge by a former aide -- a charge identical to the one he faced a decade back, which cost him his job as deputy prime minister and finance minister as well as his seat in parliament.Ibrahim remains under probe and has refused to take a DNA test.With a bulk of the opposition...

Anwar wins Malaysian parliament seat

CNN (Free subscription) | yesterday

PERMATANG PAUH, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim won a landslide victory in a special election for a parliament seat Tuesday, strengthening his campaign to topple the government and become the next prime minister despite sodomy charges against him.

Anwar Stirs Supporters Ahead of Malaysia Election

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is campaigning fiercely ahead of this week's election, seeking a victory that could put him in striking distance of Malaysia's premiership and help him fend off a sodomy charge that threatens his political career.

Campaigning for key byelection ends tonight

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008

KUALA LUMPUR: Campaigning for a key bypoll dubbed 'mother of all elections', ends tonight where the fate of popular Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who has been accused of sodomy by an aide, will be decided. Anwar plans to enter parliament via the Permatang Pauh constituency in Penang State, which was vacated by his wife Wan Aziza to enable her husband to contest. Aziza is the president...

Anwar Attracts More Supporters

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008

Anwar faces a crucial election next week, seeking a victory that could put him in striking distance of Malaysia's premiership and help him fend off a sodomy charge that threatens his political career.