UMNO won 54 seats in the election and PKR took 42. The stunning election outcome was expected to ruffle financial markets that had been expecting a comfortable win for Najib and the BN. Mahathir has promised to reverse a goods and services tax (GST) introduced by Najib during his first 100 days in power and review foreign investments. The scandal is being investigated by at least six countries, although Malaysia's attorney general cleared Najib of any wrongdoing. Mahathir vowed to investigate the scandal if elected and to bring the funds back to Malaysia.

Source: bd News24 May 10, 2018 04:30 UTC