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Lord help me, it's election time

Did my civic duty. Cast my vote, but it drives me crazy that the party with the most votes doesn't always get to form the government

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Nov 20, 2022
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I broke one of my most cardinal rules: Never follow an election via Twitter.

Around 6pm, I was pulled into the hellsite thanks to a heated race for a seat which a Prime Ministerial candidate was fighting for. I became addicted to the refresh button and the next thing I knew it was midnight.

He won, but the state of democracy in Malaysia is tenuous. A hun…

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