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Articles / 26.03.2022

Divided and loyal: Johor voters generational analysis

How youths, middle-aged, and elders voted in Johor's March election...

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Articles / 13.03.2022

Back to the Future after Johor Polls

The Johor polls is finally done and dusted, and let’s just say the state was painted a BN blue last night. Dr BRIDGET WELSH breaks down what this means for Malaysia going forward. ...

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Articles / 13.03.2022

Back to the past? Preliminary voting analysis of Johor polls

The situation in the Johor polls remains competitive and fluid....

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Articles / 13.03.2022

A new Malay protector? PN nips at Umno’s heels

Perikatan Nasional will fall short, but it has made gains on the Malay ground....

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Articles / 10.03.2022

Lost in Johor: A haunted campaign

All parties in the Johor polls are being haunted by their ghosts – some still alive and kicking....

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Articles / 09.03.2022

Uncertain transformation: Malaysia’s first ‘youth’ election

Malaysia’s young people are more optimistic and hopeful than older Malaysians, believing in the country and themselves. There is a louder clarion call from youth for politicians to ‘get real’ – to solve problems and deliver better governance....

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Articles / 07.03.2022

Power of women in Johor elections

Women are half the electorate in Johor, more than half in 25 seats...

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Articles / 06.03.2022

‘Blue Battle’ in rural Johor

Voting in Felda can shape the outcome of nearly half of the seats in Johor state polls...

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Articles / 05.03.2022

Johor voting retrospective: Turnout and turns in support

BN hopes the turns will go their way but other parties aim to win swing voters...

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Articles / 03.03.2022

Johor’s candidate buffet: Rise of candidate factor

Johor's buffet of candidates draws some interest among voters but considerable scepticism has set in....

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Bridget Welsh
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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.

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