PERMATANG PAUH, MALAYSIA: THE Anwar Ibrahim by-election could be decided by one main factor: how far the majority Malay voters are influenced by the sodomy accusation against him.

Although the opposition chief is widely expected to win, he needs to carry a huge Malay vote to show he has moral standing in his own community.

This is because the Barisan Nasional (BN) campaign has zoomed in on one issue only - the sodomy allegation by his former aide Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

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