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Publication date: 6 March 2023

At its most recent general assembly, it decided that there will be no challenge to party President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi or Deputy President Mohamad Hasan at the polls. The UMNO-led…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276506

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 28 March 2024

The initiative is aimed at improving the socio-economic position of ethnic Malay and indigenous people, a sizeable majority in Malaysia. The Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance, led by…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286153

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 28 July 2022

Sheikh Ahmad will name a new cabinet ahead of parliamentary elections, a date for which has yet to be announced. Government and parliament have been at loggerheads for a number of…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271752

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 3 July 2023

The polls will be a major test for the ‘unity government’, whose two main coalitions are Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) and its erstwhile rival Barisan…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280229

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 5 January 2024

The reconfiguration had been expected for months. Anwar is counting on it to help improve governing capacity and strengthen his relations with political allies. A key partner in…

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Publication date: 14 March 2023

The attack underscores the junta’s troubles in addressing a widespread insurgency, particularly in the north. However, the country’s political parties have struggled to capitalise…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276692

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 23 December 2021

The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), surprisingly defeated by the PH in the 2018 general election, returned to government in March 2020 and regained the premiership in…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266331

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 23 March 2018

The poll will see the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, led by Prime Minister Najib Razak’s United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), face a challenge from the opposition…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230603

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Publication date: 24 August 2021

He succeeds Muhyiddin Yassin, leader of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM). Muhyiddin resigned as premier after a handful of UMNO MPs closely aligned with party…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263674

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Publication date: 19 May 2022

The government will stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new one is established. Once that happens, it is likely to return to legislation -- in limbo for almost five years…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270331

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