Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image Anwar Ibrahim became the tenth prime minister of Malaysia in November 2022. His popularity is at an all-time high with an approval rating of 68 percent, according to a recent poll by the Merdeka Center. This number at best nuances or at...
Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image Malaysia’s 15th general election did not disappoint and has resulted in a series of unprecedented events. The alliance between Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) to form a government and counter the electoral weight of...
Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images With the rise of Anwar Ibrahim as Malaysia’s 10th prime minister and the fall of Mahathir Mohamad, whose once-in-a-lifetime defeat expedited the 97-year-old leader to an overdue retirement, Malaysia has entered a new political era....
TAMBUN, MALAYSIA - NOVEMBER 05: Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, also the leader of the Pakatan Harapan (Alliance Of Hope) coalition, greets supporters as he arrives to submit his nomination as a candidate on November 05, 2022 in Tambun, Perak, Malaysia....
Photo: MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images (CSIS) Malaysia has seen a long series of political surprises since the GE15 polling day on November 19. The political fatigue that many Malaysians (and observers) suffered in the run-up to the election did not translate into...
Photo: Lisa Marie David - Pool/ Getty Images For his government to survive, Umno needs to pacify the hearts and souls of the Malays, 'mission impossible' in a context where PN leaders have openly declared themselves as the government-in-waiting. "Kabinet Anwar: the...
Credit: Exclusive Copyright Sophie Lemière Standing on a podium, in front of the tower erected in his name, Mahathir is giving what will end up being the last campaign speech of his career. Tun Mahathir Mohamad, nicknamed Tun M or Dr. M, is the poster boy for the...
In this electoral race, it seems that no candidate is emerging as the clear winner. For over six decades, Umno has claimed to be the righteous defender of Malay interests. Umno, and Islamist party PAS, are the country's oldest political entities, having been around...
Photo: MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images (CSIS) Malaysia’s 15th general election marks a major change in the country’s political landscape. First, the collapse of the 61-year Barisan Nasional (BN) rule in 2018 opened the way for greater political freedom and alternatives....
Malaysia should not wait to become a full-fledged democracy to implement new forms of democratic participation, as such innovations would support the democratisation process. Elections are the crystallisation of political history: a moment in which one may see what...