WHEN dawn broke after the longest night in Malaysian politics, it became clear that Barisan Nasional’s defeat in the general election was devastating.
A string of ministers as well as the presidents of four Barisan component parties had fallen, and the coalition was left with only 79 parliamentary seats and four states under its control.
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