Kuala Lumpur - XINHUA
The ruling Barisan Nasional is leading in the early tally of the Malaysia\'s general election on Sunday, official polling showed. A live update on the official website of the Election Commission put the Barisan leading the opposition People\'s Alliance 26 to 6 in parliamentary seats by 10 p.m. local time. The local news portal Malaysiakini put Barisan\'s lead as 25 to 13. It is still in the early stage of counting as a total of 222 parliamentary seats are contested in the election.