Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi will be looking to fill three cabinet spots today after his ruling coalition took a battering at the weekend's elections. Mr Abdullah will visit the country's King today to introduce his new government.
His Barisan Nasional coalition won the national vote but saw its majority drop by 60 seats. It has also lost control of four state governments which have been picked up by one of the major parties in the new opposition alliance.
Former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim did not contest the vote because he is still banned from politics, but he brought the opposition parties together against the ruling coalition which has held power for five decades. The ban against him will end next month. As yet he has not revealed his immediate plans, but he is expected to contest a by-election sometime soon. |