06 March 2019
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- Changing Federal-State Relations: Malaysia’s Third Vote: Bringing Back Local Council Elections – Analysis
Changing Federal-State Relations: Malaysia’s Third Vote: Bringing Back Local Council Elections – Analysis
Research analyst Prashant Waikar at RSIS, commented that members of Pakatan Harapan (PH) have called on the new government to reinstitute local council elections in order to increase transparency, accountability, and democratisation. While local council elections may strengthen federalism, there are many challenges that the government must reckon with too.
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Last updated on 07/03/2019