Elections and electoral system

Malaysia operates a parliamentary democracy in which elections play an important role,l Since independence in 1957, Malaysia has held elections at regular intervals. Except for an ethnic riot between the Malays and the Chinese following general elections in 1969 (which suspended parliamentary democ...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tunku Mohd Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Cengage Learning 2008
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/29957/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/29957/1/Elections_and_Electoral_System.pdf
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Summary:Malaysia operates a parliamentary democracy in which elections play an important role,l Since independence in 1957, Malaysia has held elections at regular intervals. Except for an ethnic riot between the Malays and the Chinese following general elections in 1969 (which suspended parliamentary democracy for about two years), elections were held relatively peacefully,