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GE13

Malaysia’s compromised electoral system

Holding Court by Ding Jo-Ann | September 30, 2013 1 Comment

Our electoral system is in a mess, the People’s Tribunal organised by Bersih 2.0 heard recently. How did it get this way and who is responsible for our compromised electoral system?

Uncommon Sense with Wong Chin Huat: Beyond election petitions

By Jacqueline Ann Surin | August 26, 2013 Leave a Comment

POST-GE13, both BN and PR lodged election petitions against the polls results in several seats. Why bother with election petitions? And what else do citizens need to be aware of and be vigilant about if Malaysians are to get a cleaner and fairer electoral system come GE14?

Uncommon Sense with Wong Chin Huat: The implications of Kuala Besut

by Jacqueline Ann Surin | July 22, 2013 Leave a Comment

VOTERS in the Kuala Besut state constituency of Terengganu will go to the polls again in just two days. What are the implications of either an Umno or PAS victory?

Breaking the cycle of polarised politics

Work in Progress by Hwa Yue-Yi | July 1, 2013 5 Comments

GE13 has come and gone, but the partisan blame game continues. How do we “move on”? Are more rallies the answer? The challenge really is for the rakyat to be more democratic than either the government or the opposition – in the hope that, over time, our politicians will follow our lead.

Is the online media lopsided?

By Ding Jo-Ann | June 3, 2013 9 Comments

THE online media in Malaysia continues to be attacked, monitored and threatened purportedly because of its pro-opposition, anti-government stance. But is the online media’s reporting as biased and lopsided as the BN and its allies make it out to be?

BN’s slim state victories

By Refsa | June 3, 2013 Leave a Comment

BN may have won more states in GE13. But Refsa’s analysis shows that these states were won by minority votes and slim margins.

BN’s challenge of legitimacy

Shape of a Pocket by Jacqueline Ann Surin | May 27, 2013 9 Comments

FROM the arrest of Opposition politicians and activists to heightened ethnocentrism and threats of violence to the excommunication of Malay critics, the BN seems to be on overdrive. And with its legitimacy in the balance, we can expect far more threats and repression for a while yet.

Where does Malaysia go from GE13?

Work in Progress by Hwa Yue-Yi | May 20, 2013 12 Comments

SOME countries move from relatively democratic systems to more authoritarian ones such as Malaysia in the 1970s. Others from authoritarianism toward democracy. What can the experiences of these other countries tell us about where we go from GE13? And what choices lie ahead of those who want change?

A minority government in power

By Refsa | May 20, 2013 Leave a Comment

HOW did a minority coalition get into power in Malaysia’s recent general election? Refsa explains how the BN secured less popular votes than PR and yet still won more seats in Parliament.

Uncommon Sense with Wong Chin Huat: Beyond GE13 (Part 1)

By Ding Jo-Ann | May 13, 2013 3 Comments

AND so the BN is still in power. Those hoping for a change in government are still coming to terms with the results of GE13. The Nut Graph asks political scientist Wong Chin Huat how the BN won, why it would racialise the poll results, and what needs to happen next.

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