Malaysia’ 14th General Election: End of an epoch, and beginning of a new?
The 14th general election in Malaysia held on May 9, 2018 is anhistoric event that altered the political landscape of the nation. For the firsttime over sixty years this election has caused to change the government fromBarisan Nasional (national front) coalition to another coalition named PakatanHar...
| Published in: | Intellectual discourse |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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Intellectual discourse
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| Summary: | The 14th general election in Malaysia held on May 9, 2018 is anhistoric event that altered the political landscape of the nation. For the firsttime over sixty years this election has caused to change the government fromBarisan Nasional (national front) coalition to another coalition named PakatanHarapan (Coalition of Hope), formed in 2015. This article has analysed theelection results and the probable factors that might have contributed to thehistoric change. It argued that since 1999 the ruling Malay elites have becomepermanently divided challenging the dominance of United Malay NationalOrganisation (UMNO) in politics and the prospect for a viable alternativebecame consolidated with the rise of Parti KeAdilan Rakyat (PKR) offeringan avenue for a new generation politics. The return of Mahathir Mohamad topolitics and a strategic coalition mainly between his party and PKR, party ofthe jailed leader Anwar Ibrahim, made an alternative to BN/UMNO a realitythrough winning the election. |
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| ISSN: | 2289-5639 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Intellectual discourse
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