SUNDAY

No victory parades, warns IGP

KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no victory "We want to ensure that peace and securi- 9 MARCH
parade for any political party. ty is maintained," he said. 2008
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa The IGP cautioned the public not to take
Hassan has directed all state and district heed of rumours spread via SMS and urged PP3057/3/2008
police chiefs not to issue permits for political those who received such messages to lodge (No. 17760)
parties to hold such parades. police reports.
Musa, who urged the losing parties to accept "The SMS messages are lies," he said Peninsula RMI.50
defeat, said police surveillance would continue
throughout the country after the elections.
adding that police were monitoring the situa-
tion.
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Political 2008
The shocks

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Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil lost to

Nurul Izzah Anwar in Lembah Pantai

BN wins federal govt but opposition takes five states

Lee Hwa Beng lost to Loh Gwo Burne
in Kelana Jaya

Democracy
at work:
Datuk Seri
Abdullah
Ahmad
Badawi
waving to the
crowd on Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon lost to
arrival at the Dr P. Ramasamy in Batu Kawan
Putra World
Trade Centre
yesterday to
monitor the
results of the
general
election last
night. He
accepted Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu lost to
Barisan Dr D. Michael Jeyakumar
Nasional's
defeat in
some states,
saying it was
all part of
democracy.

Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin lost to

PKR's Johari Abdul in Sungai Petani

KUALA LUMPUR: The Barisan Nasional will
form the next Government as it has won
more than half the parliamentary seats.
However, the coalition suffered some of
the greatest defeats in its history.
Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, in accepting the
results, said this was clear proof of democra-
cy at work in the country.
Among the results yesterday were:
> The Barisan lost Kedah, Penang, Perak and
Selangor,
> PAS strengthened grip on Kelantan,
> Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Datuk
Seri Najib Tun Razak and Datuk Seri Ong Ka
Ting won in their seats,
> Among ministers who lost their seats were
former Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, Datuk Seri
Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, Datuk Seri Zainuddin
Maidin,
> Gerakan acting president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu
Koon lost to Dr P. Ramasamy in the Batu
Kawan parliamentary seat.
Meanwhile, party leaders urged for calm
and police have banned all victory celebra- Datuk S. Kayveas lost to Nga Kor Min
tions. in Taiping

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