BBC Interviews Those Who Are Happy With Barisan

1 May 2013 Last updated at 05:19 GMT

As general election is being held in Malaysia on 5 May, in what is seen as a major test for Prime Minister Najib Razak's ruling coalition

The governing party has been in power for a 56-year period. However, the opposition has been gaining ground on a pledge to end corruption.

In 2008, the ruling National Front lost its two-thirds parliamentary majority for the first time.

Jonathan Head reports.

Go HERE to hear the report.

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