Malaysian polls open in pivotal election

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian polling centres opened on Sunday for the country's first election in history with a change of government at stake, as a decades old regime battles to hold off a reform minded opposition.

Polling centres opened at 8:00 am (0000 GMT) after a bitter campaign marked by numerous opposition accusations of electoral cheating and irregularities by the ruling coalition which it denies aimed at stealing the election.

Polling stations close at 5:00 pm with results expected to begin rolling out within hours. (AFP)