Electoral dynamics in Malaysia : findings from the grassroots /

Malaysia's 13th general election, held 5 May 2013, saw an unprecedentedly close race between the incumbent Barisan Nasional (National Front, BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (People's Alliance, Pakatan) coalitions. For the first time in Malaysian history, a challenger coalition not only kept the BN...

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Other Authors: Weiss, Meredith L. 1972- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia : Singapore : Strategic Information and Research Development Centre, Malaysia ; Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2014.
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Online Access:Ebook Central Academic Complete
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Summary:Malaysia's 13th general election, held 5 May 2013, saw an unprecedentedly close race between the incumbent Barisan Nasional (National Front, BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (People's Alliance, Pakatan) coalitions. For the first time in Malaysian history, a challenger coalition not only kept the BN from regaining the two-thirds parliamentary super-majority it had lost in the previous election, in 2008, but eked out a slim majority of the popular vote. While many Malaysian election is a big event, this one in particular merits close scrutiny. The present volume offers evidence and analysis with which to.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789670630083
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