Malaysia's Prime Minister and Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Najib Razak (2nd L) celebrates his victory with Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on election day at the PWTC on May 5, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The polls saw an 80% voter turn-out, amid strong campaigning from both sides.Nearly eight million of the country's 13.3 million registered voters cast ballots within the first four hours of the polls opening, the election commission said.
Malaysia's governing coalition has called for national reconciliation after it was re-elected in the most hard-fought poll since independence.
Prime Minister Najib Razak's Barisan Nasional (BN; National Front) coalition won 133 of the 222 seats - its worst-ever poll result
The BN, which has been in power for 56 years, secured a simple majority but failed to regain the two-thirds parliamentary majority it lost for the first time in 2008.
As the result was confirmed, Mr Najib urged all Malaysians to accept his coalition's victory but acknowledged there was work ahead.
Anwar Ibrahim, whose opposition bloc won 89 seats
Malaysia 2013 polls
- Election was considered Malaysia's most keenly contested poll since independence
- PM Najib Razak leads the long-dominant coalition Barisan Nasional (National Front)
- Anwar Ibrahim leads the three-party opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat
- Key poll issues included corruption, race-based policies that favour ethnic Malays, and the economy
- Turnout was estimated at a record 80%, election officials said
- In 2008, of the 222 seats in parliament the BN won 140 and the opposition won 82
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