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Malaysia’s hung election crisis drags out as party dithers

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Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia’s longest-ruling coalition said on Monday it has not decided which bloc to support after weekend elections left neither with enough seats to form a government on its own, and it would ask the nation’s king to give it more time.

The National Front’s announcement has prolonged election uncertainty. King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah initially set a 2 pm (5pm AEDT) deadline for political leaders to submit their choice for prime minister and an alliance that represents a parliamentary majority.

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