Malaysia’ 14th general election: end of an epoch, and beginning of a new?

The 14th general election in Malaysia held on May 9, 2018 is an historic event that altered the political landscape of the nation. For the first time over sixty years this election has caused to change the government from Barisan Nasional (national front) coalition to another coalition...

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Main Authors:	Moniruzzaman, Md., Farzana, Kazi Fahmida
Format:	Article
Language:	English English English
Published:	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
Subjects:	J General legislative and executive papers JQ Political institutions Asia JQ1062 Public Administration in Malaysia
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spelling	iium-646202018-07-24T07:38:04Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/64620/ Malaysia’ 14th general election: end of an epoch, and beginning of a new? Moniruzzaman, Md. Farzana, Kazi Fahmida J General legislative and executive papers JQ Political institutions Asia JQ1062 Public Administration in Malaysia The 14th general election in Malaysia held on May 9, 2018 is an historic event that altered the political landscape of the nation. For the first time over sixty years this election has caused to change the government from Barisan Nasional (national front) coalition to another coalition named Pakatan Harapan (Coalition of Hope), formed in 2015. This article has analysed the election results and the probable factors that might have contributed to the historic change. It argued that since 1999 the ruling Malay elites have become permanently divided challenging the dominance of United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) in politics and the prospect for a viable alternative became consolidated with the rise of Parti KeAdilan Rakyat (PKR) offering an avenue for a new generation politics. The return of Mahathir Mohamad to politics and a strategic coalition mainly between his party and PKR, party of the jailed leader Anwar Ibrahim, made an alternative to BN/UMNO a reality through winning the election. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018-06-13 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64620/1/64620_Malaysia%E2%80%99%2014th%20General%20Election.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64620/2/64620_Malaysia%E2%80%99%2014th%20General%20Election_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64620/3/64620_Malaysia%E2%80%99%2014th%20General%20Election_WOS.pdf Moniruzzaman, Md. and Farzana, Kazi Fahmida (2018) Malaysia’ 14th general election: end of an epoch, and beginning of a new? Intellectual Discourse, 26 (1). pp. 207-228. ISSN 0128-4878 E-ISSN 2289-5639 http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/1121
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description	The 14th general election in Malaysia held on May 9, 2018 is an historic event that altered the political landscape of the nation. For the first time over sixty years this election has caused to change the government from Barisan Nasional (national front) coalition to another coalition named Pakatan Harapan (Coalition of Hope), formed in 2015. This article has analysed the election results and the probable factors that might have contributed to the historic change. It argued that since 1999 the ruling Malay elites have become permanently divided challenging the dominance of United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) in politics and the prospect for a viable alternative became consolidated with the rise of Parti KeAdilan Rakyat (PKR) offering an avenue for a new generation politics. The return of Mahathir Mohamad to politics and a strategic coalition mainly between his party and PKR, party of the jailed leader Anwar Ibrahim, made an alternative to BN/UMNO a reality through winning the election.
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title	Malaysia’ 14th general election: end of an epoch, and beginning of a new?
title_short	Malaysia’ 14th general election: end of an epoch, and beginning of a new?
title_full	Malaysia’ 14th general election: end of an epoch, and beginning of a new?
title_fullStr	Malaysia’ 14th general election: end of an epoch, and beginning of a new?
title_full_unstemmed	Malaysia’ 14th general election: end of an epoch, and beginning of a new?
title_sort	malaysia’ 14th general election: end of an epoch, and beginning of a new?
publisher	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
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Malaysia’ 14th general election: end of an epoch, and beginning of a new?

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