Sarawak state polls boost Malaysia’s ruling coalition, expose opposition weakness: analysts

A landslide victory in a crucial state election for a coalition of parties allied to Malaysia’s federal government has strengthened Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s ruling alliance and exposed the opposition’s weaknesses, analysts said.Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) on Saturday retained its hold on power in Malaysia’s largest state by capturing 76 of the Sarawak state assembly’s 82 seats, bettering their performance in 2016 by four seats.Opposition parties, meanwhile, only managed to secure…