by Sophie Lemière | Apr 24, 2023 | Blog, Featured, Opinion Pieces
Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image Now that the first 100 days of Anwar Ibrahim’s government are over, the democratic path that the iconic leader of the Reformasi movement had promised to set the country on remains extremely sinuous. Stuck between his allies in the... 
by Sophie Lemière | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog, Featured, Opinion Pieces
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim addresses a session of Parliament on March 29, 2023. Credit: Twitter/Anwar Ibrahim Having finally scaled the pinnacle of Malaysian politics, will political compromises undermine Anwar’s dream of a genuinely democratic Malaysia?... by Sophie Lemière | Jan 19, 2023 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
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... 
by Sophie Lemière | Dec 21, 2022 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
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,... by Sophie Lemière | Dec 7, 2022 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
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...