Malaysia’s Anwar calls for nationwide protest tour

Vowing to “never surrender”, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim called on Malaysians Wednesday, May 8, to join in a nationwide protest tour against elections he said were stolen from the country’s people. Anwar addressed a sea of supporters dressed in mourning black who filled a football stadium and spilled out into surrounding areas, swamping a suburb of the capital Kuala Lumpur in a gathering with a rock-concert atmosphere. “We will go to every corner of this country,” Anwar declared, prompting roars from the crowd. “We will continue to struggle and we will never surrender!” The huge turnout and Anwar’s call for similar rallies across the country upped the ante in a campaign by the opposition to paint the elections as a fraudulent victory for the regime that has ruled Malaysia for 56 years.


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