Malaysia king urged to adopt reforms

Malaysia: Malaysia's opposition groups and activists have called on the country's King Mizan Zainal Abidin to adopt electoral reforms aimed at curbing fraud at the next national polls.

In a letter sent to the Malaysian king, the opposition activists demanded changes including the use of indelible ink, a careful check on the whole process of postal voting, transporting of postal ballot boxes and the counting of such ballots, reviewing the nomination procedure, as well as a 21-day campaign period to prevent voter fraud during elections, IRIB reported on Saturday. They also called for the political parties' equal access to media in pre-election debates, the development of public institutions, and measures to counter attempts to buy votes.

The opposition insists that the ruling National Front coalition led by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has long relied on fraud to manipulate election results and maintain its nearly 54-year uninterrupted grip on power. The government says, however, that the current election laws are fair. Sunday, Press TV