by Sophie Lemière | Apr 24, 2023 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
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 United Malays National Organisation... by Sophie Lemière | Mar 24, 2023 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
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 worst contradicts the November... by Sophie Lemière | Jan 17, 2023 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
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. Since 2018, Malaysia’s tectonic... by Sophie Lemière | Dec 6, 2022 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
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 whole country kena... by Sophie Lemière | Jan 1, 2014 | Book Chapters
In S. Lemière, Misplaced Democracy: Malaysian Politics and People, Chapter 5 SIRD, 2014. This chapter is a short exploration of the relationship between political parties, and more specifically UMNO, and gangs through the case study of Pekida. The articulation of this...