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| Dozens of people have been arrested in northern Malaysia during opposition-led protests against a government takeover of the country's second largest state. | Dozens of people have been arrested in northern Malaysia during opposition-led protests against a government takeover of the country's second largest state. |
| Activists broke through police lines at the state assembly in Perak, where the ruling National Front was holding its first session since ousting its rivals. | Activists broke through police lines at the state assembly in Perak, where the ruling National Front was holding its first session since ousting its rivals. |
| A vote was expected on measures to remove opposition MPs from key posts. | A vote was expected on measures to remove opposition MPs from key posts. |
| The arrests come amid a bitter row between the ruling coalition and the opposition over who controls Perak. | The arrests come amid a bitter row between the ruling coalition and the opposition over who controls Perak. |
| Perak was one of five states that voted for the opposition in the March 2008 elections, in which the ruling party lost its two-thirds majority for the first time since the country's independence from Britain in 1957. | Perak was one of five states that voted for the opposition in the March 2008 elections, in which the ruling party lost its two-thirds majority for the first time since the country's independence from Britain in 1957. |
| But earlier this year, three Perak state legislators defected, tipping the balance in favour of the governing National Front coalition. | But earlier this year, three Perak state legislators defected, tipping the balance in favour of the governing National Front coalition. |
| The Sultan of Perak fired the alliance's administration and asked the National Front to govern. | The Sultan of Perak fired the alliance's administration and asked the National Front to govern. |
| Najib Razak - who became prime minister last month - was seen as playing a prominent role in the power struggle. | Najib Razak - who became prime minister last month - was seen as playing a prominent role in the power struggle. |
| The opposition is campaigning for fresh state elections. | The opposition is campaigning for fresh state elections. |