
Malaysia's Great Political Experiment
Southeast Asia is a wondrous experiment in comparative politics.
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Southeast Asia is a wondrous experiment in comparative politics.
Barely two years after an avowed reformist coalition won an unexpected victory at historic polls in 2018, the implosion of Malaysia’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) government a few weeks ago might seem just as shocking.
The Malaysian government’s National Action Council, set up to address the Covid-19 emergency, held a meeting to discuss mitigation measures on 17 March 2020.
Months before the collapse of Pakatan Harapan government, social media postings and comments were loaded with phrases that claimed ‘Islam is under the threat’ and ‘Malays are being side-lined’.
Malaysian politics has entered a new phase, at an especially parlous time, writes Professor Meredith Weiss.