Malaysia prepares for general election
(BBC) – The government has spent money in villages … and there just isn’t the hunger for change felt by so many younger Malaysians in the cities.
A general election is being held in Malaysia on 5 May, in what is seen as a major test for Prime Minister Najib Razak’s ruling coalition
The governing party has been in power for a 56-year period. However, the opposition has been gaining ground on a pledge to end corruption.
In 2008, the ruling National Front lost its two-thirds parliamentary majority for the first time.
Jonathan Head reports.
