Tally shows opposition sees simple majority in Malaysian election

Mohd Hashim bin Abdullah, chairman of Election Commission of Malaysia, attends a press conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia, May 10, 2018. Vote tally released by the Malaysian Election Commission on Thursday morning showed that the opposition alliance Pakatan Harapan (PH), led by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, obtained a simple majority, 113 seats out of the 222 seats of the parliament's lower house, enough for them to form the federal government. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)