Malaysia's opposition parties have never come close to winning a majority of seats in a national election, even in 2013 when their total vote exceeded the ruling coalition's. Here are some reasons why:———RURAL SEATS ARE KEYNot every vote is equal. The Election Commission has insisted the process was fair and the transfers moved voters to closer poll centers. ———HOW CREDIBLE ARE INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERSMalaysia has invited 25 election observers from nine countries including India and Indonesia, the world's biggest and third-biggest democracies, respectively. Malaysia's Human Rights Commission protested that it had been denied permission by the Election Commission to field observers at polling stations.

Source: ABC News May 07, 2018 01:07 UTC