Prashant Waikar, a research analyst with the Malaysia Programme at RSIS, NTU, wrote in his commentary that data emerging from Malaysia’s May 9 election results suggests that a swing in the civil service was crucial to Pakatan Harapan (PH)’s victory. While Barisan Nasional (BN) still won a majority of votes by civil servants, its share of their support appears to have dropped significantly in last month’s election. Already, there appear to be signals of attempts by the PH leadership to consolidate power and authority within the bureaucracies by side lining those believed to be BN loyalists.