Political parties and party system
Political parties are part and parcel of democracies. In fact, modern democracy is unthinkable except in terms of parties. In democracies, parties offer "an excellent preliminary training for parliamentary candidature and eventual entry into parliament."l Since independence in 1957, Malay...
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iium-299562016-04-26T03:12:44Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29956/ Political parties and party system DS Asia JA Political science (General) Political parties are part and parcel of democracies. In fact, modern democracy is unthinkable except in terms of parties. In democracies, parties offer "an excellent preliminary training for parliamentary candidature and eventual entry into parliament."l Since independence in 1957, Malaysia has experienced many general elections mostly contested by political parties and a small number of independent non-party affiliated candidates. This chapter explains the nature of political parties and party system in Malaysia. It analyses the major political parties, their objectives and bases of support. It also evaluates the nature of party system in Malaysia and weighs its strengths and weaknesses Cengage Learning Tunku Mohd Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar 2008 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29956/1/Political_Parties_and_Party_System.pdf UNSPECIFIED (2008) Political parties and party system. In: Tunku Mohd Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar, (ed.) Government and Politics in Malaysia. Cengage Learning, Singapore, pp. 139-158. ISBN 978-981-4239-27-1 |
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Political parties are part and parcel of democracies. In fact, modern democracy is unthinkable except in terms of parties. In democracies, parties offer "an excellent preliminary training for parliamentary candidature and eventual entry into parliament."l Since independence in
1957, Malaysia has experienced many general elections mostly contested by political parties and a small number of independent non-party affiliated candidates. This chapter explains the nature of political parties and party
system in Malaysia. It analyses the major political parties, their objectives and bases of support. It also evaluates the nature of party system in Malaysia and weighs its strengths and weaknesses |
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Cengage Learning |
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2008 |
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