Malaysia has stumbled into fresh political turmoil after a tightly contested general election delivered a hung parliament for the first time in its history.

Malaysia faces hung parliament for first time in history

Malaysia's parliament will vote Monday on the country's next prime minister in a bid to end a political crisis, but if no candidate has enough support there will be a snap election, Mahathir Mohamad said.

Malaysian parliament to vote on new PM amid crisis

Najib is under pressure to deliver an emphatic win for the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, as he struggles to appease Malaysians unhappy with rising costs and a multi-billion dollar scandal at a state fund he founded

Malaysians hope for change after PM Najib dissolves parliament ahead of election