It’s been a week since the mother of all polls and Malaysia has a new prime minister. But questions remain over the polarising election results. Dr. Bridget Welsh looks at Perikatan Nasional’s rise, Umno’s defeat, PH’s performance, and what it all means for Malaysian politics.
Kedua-dua PN dan PH ada kelemahan dalam mewakili semua kaum.
In GE15, Harapan and PN had deficits in representing all groups across communities.
Dr. Bridget Welsh joins Datuk David Gurupatham and Ibrahim Sani to discuss the political impasse and policies post-GE15.
Post-GE15, the business community looks for political certainty and stability.
Bridget Welsh is currently Honorary Research Associate with the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute Malaysia (UoNARI-M) based in Kuala Lumpur. She is also a Senior Research Associate of the Hu Feng Center for East Asia Democratic Studies of National Taiwan University and a Senior Associate Fellow of The Habibie Center. She specializes in Southeast Asian politics, with a focus on Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Indonesia. She is committed to fostering engagement, mutual understanding and empowerment.
