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Political observers agree that Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his National Front coalition are expectedto win another overwhelming victory in the country's coming federal elections. Malaysians are expected to vote for Mahathir, who is widely credited for engineering Malaysia's economic growth. Even opposition politicians concede that there is virtually no chance of unseating Mahathir and that they are simply aiming for substantial representation in parliament.
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Malaysia's ruling coalition, the National Front, captured about 162 of the 192 parliamentary seats in the recent elections, boosting its majority in the federal legislative body. The coalition's resounding victory marked an end to a decade-long decline in its popular support. The Front likewise won 338 of the 394 state legislative-assembly seats up for grabs, giving it a two-thirds majority in virtually all the state legislative bodies in Peninsular Malaysia.
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Analysts believe that the biggest political challenge facing Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is not the coming general election but the scheduled United Malays National Organization (UMNO) triennial election. There are indications that other UMNO politicians are maneuvering to unseat Mahathir from the party leadership. This perception is bolstered by Mahathir's apparent attempts to solidify political support within the party.
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