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 | Dec 6, 2022 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
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....
by Sophie Lemière | Nov 22, 2022 | Blog
Photo: MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images (CSIS) Seventy-four percent of Malaysia’s registered voters went to the polls on Saturday. Since 2018, Malaysia has seen no less than four governments, and many observers expected to see the return of the Barisan Nasional (BN)...