2013 Malaysian general election protest

Himpunan Black Out 2013
Himpunan Black Out 2013
	A crowd of black-clad protesters at Penang State Stadium, Penang.
Date	8 May – 22 June 2013
Location	Every state in Malaysia and federal territory of Kuala Lumpur except Sabah and Sarawak.
Caused by	Allegations of fraud in 2013 Malaysian general election
Goals	To express discontent with the election result
Status	Concluded
Parties
Pakatan Rakyat	None
Lead figures
	Anwar Ibrahim None
Number
120,000 (First Rally) ; 150,000 (Second Rally)	None
Casualties and losses
0	0

The 2013 Malaysian general election protest or Himpunan Black Out 2013 (Malay) was a series of rallies held throughout Malaysia after the 2013 general election to express discontent with the election result. The first rally was in Kelana Jaya, Malaysia on 8 May 2013. The rally was held by various Malaysian opposition-friendly non-governmental organisations and opposition parties claiming that there had been irregularities in the polling. The main venue chosen for the rally was Kelana Jaya Stadium. Web sites and blogs favourable to the opposition claimed that the rally was attended by 120,000 people. Noting that the stadium's normal capacity is about 25,000, other sources estimated the number of people in and around it to be between 64,000 and 69,000.

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