Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak has led his party United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and its allies to a landslide victory in Malacca state elections, with the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition winning 21 of the 28 state seats on Nov. 20. UMNO won 18 of the 28 seats, while its allies in the BN coalition won three. Rival coalition Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional (PN) won five and two seats, respectively. Malacca state was initially governed by a PN–BN coalition government, but the coalition toppled after four assemblymen declared no confidence in the state’s former chief minister Sulaiman Ali, prompting a state election to take place. Malacca’s governor Ali Rustam consented to dissolve the state assembly on Oct. 5, after which an election must be held within 60 days of the dissolution under Malaysian law. The state election saw the lowest voter turnout, with an overall turnout of …