Elections in Malaysia

Malaysian polling centers opened on Sunday for the country's first election in history with a change of government at stake, as a decades-old regime battles to hold off a reform-minded opposition, AFP reported.

Polling centers opened at 8:00 am local time (0000 GMT) after a bitter campaign marked by numerous opposition accusations of electoral cheating and irregularities by the ruling coalition, which it denies, saying the charges are aimed at stealing the election.
Polling stations close at 5:00 pm with results expected to begin coming in within hours.