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The 14th General Elections in Malaysia Part 2
Dr Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman Assistant Professor
Dr Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman
Mr Prashant Waikar Senior Analyst
Mr Prashant Waikar
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Even though Barisan Nasional successfully consolidated its political position through a series of strong-armed moves to neutralise opposition threats to its leadership, it lost the 14th General Elections. Former UMNO elites opposed to Najib, led by Mahathir Mohamad, coalesced to form an additional opposition force via a new Malay-nationalist political party (Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia – Bersatu) that is modelled on UMNO. This project will look to provide an analysis of the major electoral themes and the electoral dynamics between political parties that have influenced the election outcomes, how and why the Mahathir-led Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition was successful in both winning the federal power and control of eight state governments, as well as an examination of the future trajectories in Malaysian politics and policymaking under the Mahathir administration.
Theme: | Country and Region Studies |
Region: | Southeast Asia and ASEAN |
Entity: | IDSS |