Malaysia’s ruling coalition wins its first by-election

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition won its first by-election by a landslide on Saturday since coming to power in March.

The candidate from United Malay National Organization (UMNO) that representing PN defended its Chini stateassembly seat in Pahang state, drawing 13,872 votes while two competing independent candidates obtained 1222 and 137 votes respectively, the Election Commission said.