PORT DICKSON, Malaysia: Mr Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday (Oct 13) comfortably won a local election for the federal seat of Port Dickson, signalling his return to Malaysian parliament after three years and clearing the path for his promised rise to the prime minister post.
He took more than 31,000 votes to best his closest challenger Nazari Mokhtar of the Islamic Party by more than 23,000 votes - outperforming the previous winner who achieved a majority difference of 17,710.
Independent candidate Isa Samad, who was once chief minister of the wider Negeri Sembilan state, came in third with more than 4,000 votes.
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He took more than 31,000 votes to best his closest challenger Nazari Mokhtar of the Islamic Party by more than 23,000 votes - outperforming the previous winner who achieved a majority difference of 17,710.
Independent candidate Isa Samad, who was once chief minister of the wider Negeri Sembilan state, came in third with more than 4,000 votes.
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