Tag: Malaysian Election

  • Malaysia: Six months-old coalition government fails to stem political crisis

    Malaysia: Six months-old coalition government fails to stem political crisis

    Yuva Balan, Socialist Alternatif (CWI Malaysia) Last November’s general election in Malaysia was expected by many people to solve the ongoing political crisis plaguing the country since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, the election saw a hung parliament for the first time in the country’s history, with competing political parties continuing to struggle for state…

  • Malaysian general election results in a hung parliament

    Malaysian general election results in a hung parliament

    This article by Yuva Balan, Socialist Alternatif (CWI Malaysia), analyses the recent general election in Malaysia The general election in Malaysia resulted in no coalition being able to form a government with a simple majority. For the first time in its history, Malaysia has a hung parliament, with rival coalitions claiming to have enough support…

  • Malaysia: Fractured political parties head into general election as economy worsens

    Malaysia: Fractured political parties head into general election as economy worsens

    Malaysians head to the polls today (19 November 2022) in a period of political instability that this election will not resolve. This article orginally appeared on sosialisalternatif.org, website of our sister organisation in Malaysia. In the midst of monsoon season which is expected to cover 25% of the landmass in Malaysia with heavy floods, the…

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