Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak attends s session at the parliament house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, March 28, 2018. (Sadiq Asyraf/Associated Press)KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s Parliament on Wednesday approved redrawn electoral boundaries despite protests that the ruling coalition was cheating to ensure victory in the upcoming general election. Embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak introduced the new electoral maps, which were approved with 129 lawmakers voting for them and 80 against. “This is the biggest cheating to ever happen,” said activist Maria Chin Abdullah, slamming the government for pushing through the changes despite ongoing legal challenges. Najib told Parliament that the changes were proposed independently by the Election Commission based on geographical changes and denied there was political interference.

Source: Washington Post March 28, 2018 03:15 UTC