Current Events- Protests in Malaysia Following the Election for Prime Minister. Prime Minister Najib Razak won.

Thousands of Malaysians gathered together in protest because they felt as if the elections for Prime Minister were fixed, and  were unfair. 

Anwar Ibrahim,  the opposition politician, called for support from people after he lost the race to become prime minister. 50,000 people, according to AP news agency, were being held in a stadium outside the capital Kuala Lumpur, with protesters spilling out of the stands and onto the football field.

Ibrahim addressed the crowd, and thanked them for their support. 

He said he was grateful to the crowd for "showing the courage and conviction to change the course of history'' in Malaysia.

"This is the beginning of a battle between the people and an illegitimate, corrupt and arrogant government,'' declared Anwar. 

Najib, who was sworn in on Monday May 6th, 2013, insisted the polls were totally free and fair.

A joint report was released on Wednesday May 8th by two election watchdogs saying the elections were damaged by bias and irregularities that added up to "serious flaws" in the electoral system.

Najib Razak

The report claimed that the election was "only partially free and not fair."

Anwar Ibrahim

                                                                             

(Police Reaction)