Barisan Nasional Lead, Najib Razak was sworn in So Prime Minister Malaysian

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was sworn in to lead the government in the second period. Najib vows were spoken at the State Palace directly in front of Yang Pertuan Agung Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah.


"I Najib Razak who was appointed prime minister, vowed to carry out my duties as well as possible, to uphold and protect the constitution," said Najib in a procession of swearing, as quoted by AFP on Monday (06/05/2013).

In swearing held at Balai Rong Seri, state court, Najib was accompanied by his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. Najib repeats procession he had done in 2008. Also present, King Consort Agong Tuanku Hajjah Haminah.

PM Najib sworn (AFP)

Competition between the coalition government and the opposition in the 13th general election was held with the neighbor country is quite tight. Barisan Nasional managed to secure 133 votes, was denounced by the opposition faction and declared a cheater.

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim challenged the election results announced by the Election Commission of Malaysia. But until now, it is unclear what will be done by the opposition.

The return of Barisan Nasional to power is quite welcomed by Najib, but it also reaped concern for the Barisan Nasional has decreased in the vote. Malaysia is not a strong party managed to secure two-thirds of seats in parliament.

Meanwhile, the opposition factions to get 89 seats. The number was revealed increased from the previous election in 2008. The opposition also managed to attract a lot of noise from the Malaysian Chinese citizens.

besides that, Prime Minister Najib Razak expressed his appreciation to Malaysian citizens who have chosen Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 2013 general election. Such support makes the BN regained the lead government for the next five years.

"I am also grateful to the BN party machinery for their hard work to ensure that the BN to form the federal government," Najib said at a news conference at the Putra World Trade Centre, Malaysian, as quoted by channelnewsasia.com, Monday (06/05/2013).