The State of The UMNO-PH Union
SYNOPSIS With the passage of time, Malaysia’s post-election coalition looks like it is being normalised by all key parties in government. However, the stakes in this novel experiment in Malaysian democracy are much different for each coalition government member. For some, the downside risks are marginal and manageable. For others, obscurity awaits if the wager […]
Malaysia’s DAP in a Unique Position of Strength
SYNOPSIS The cohesion of Malaysia’s coalition government owes as much to the new posture of the DAP as it does to PKR and UMNO. But interpreting developments chiefly from the prism of the government’s stability risks missing other important dynamics about DAP and its place in Malaysia’s political system. A case can be made that […]
UMNO Party Elections: Incumbents in Control, For the Moment
SYNOPSIS The UMNO party elections held soon after Malaysia’s 15th General Election (GE15) were framed as a test of how its members felt about recent events. These included a prolonged period of internal wrangling, UMNO’s worst electoral showing in history leading to an alliance in government with old foes, a decision not to contest the […]
