After decades of rule by the Barisan Nasional, spearheaded by the United Malays National Organisation, 2018 witnessed a change in government when the Pakatan Harapan opposition secured a stunning victory in the general election. The incumbent prime minister, Najib Razak, was defeated by his political nemesis, Mahathir Mohamad. Malaysia’s economy was stable but sluggish, growing slower than expected in 2018.

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2018年马来西亚

在由联合马来民族组织领导的国阵统治数十年之后，2018 年见证了政府更迭，希盟反对派在大选中取得了惊人的胜利。现任总理纳吉布·拉扎克 (Najib Razak) 被他的政治宿敌马哈蒂尔·穆罕默德 (Mahathir Mohamad) 击败。马来西亚经济平稳但不景气，2018年增长低于预期。