He may have more support to continue rolling back some affirmative action policies introduced over 30 years ago to give a leg-up to the majority ethnic-Malay population.

WSJ: Malaysian Prime Minister Wins Election

He may have more support to continue rolling back some affirmative action policies introduced over 30 years ago to give a leg up to the majority ethnic-Malay population especially as the margin of victory might be enough to protect Mr. Najib from a leadership challenge from within the United Malays National Organization, the main party in the National Front.

WSJ: Malaysian Prime Minister Wins Election

Mr. Najib had launched a series of economic and social overhauls before the election, rolling back parts of a decades-old affirmative-action program designed to raise incomes among the generally poorer ethnic-Malay majority.

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