In recent years the opposition have been campaigning for free and fairer elections within Malaysia. On 10 November 2007, a mass rally, called the 2007 Bersih Rally, took place in the Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur at 3 pm to demand for clean and fair elections. The gathering was organized by BERSIH, a coalition comprising political parties and civil society groups(NGOs), and drew supporters from all over the country.