KUALA LUMPUR: The Melaka election results reflect growing public support for Parti Wawasan Negara, with its president Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin describing the outcome as a clear call for a change in leadership and the country's direction.

Hamzah said the combined victory of Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional which secured 24 of the 28 seats contested, showed that voters wanted a change.

He described the outcome as a "people's referendum" and claimed that Pakatan Harapan and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had been rejected by voters.

He also pointed out that PKR and Amanah had lost all the seats they contested.