ONE evening in mid-July Anwar Ibrahim was deep in the rubber-tapping state of Kelantan in northern Malaysia, urging a crowd of rural folk to vote for a devout fishmonger.

七月中旬的一个傍晚，大马北部采集橡胶闻名的吉兰丹州，安瓦尔·易卜拉欣深入人群，呼吁一群乡巴佬为一位虔诚的鱼贩子投票。

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He has business links - and thus access to campaign funds should he decide to run for a major post again - and a solid power base in northeastern Kelantan state.

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PAS, which increased its hold on the north-eastern state of Kelantan and gained control of its neighbour Terengganu.

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PAS. It has long held power in the northern state of Kelantan but in the election it also won control of neighbouring oil-rich Terengganu.

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