The twelfth general elections in Malaysia

The twelfth general elections in Malaysia resulted in the ruling coalition (Barisan Nasional, BN) losing its two-thirds majority in Parliament. Denying the BN its sought after two-thirds majority is what the opposition parties were campaigning for. Additionally, they won five state assemblies. Th...

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Main Author: Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar
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Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2008
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/28238/1/TM_Twelfth_General_Elections_Intellectual_Discourse.pdf
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description The twelfth general elections in Malaysia resulted in the ruling coalition (Barisan Nasional, BN) losing its two-thirds majority in Parliament. Denying the BN its sought after two-thirds majority is what the opposition parties were campaigning for. Additionally, they won five state assemblies. The electorate voted on the basis of “bread and butter” issues which were highlighted by the ruling coalition as well as the opposition parties.
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spelling iium-282382013-07-24T05:35:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28238/ The twelfth general elections in Malaysia Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar JQ Political institutions Asia The twelfth general elections in Malaysia resulted in the ruling coalition (Barisan Nasional, BN) losing its two-thirds majority in Parliament. Denying the BN its sought after two-thirds majority is what the opposition parties were campaigning for. Additionally, they won five state assemblies. The electorate voted on the basis of “bread and butter” issues which were highlighted by the ruling coalition as well as the opposition parties. IIUM Press 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28238/1/TM_Twelfth_General_Elections_Intellectual_Discourse.pdf Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar (2008) The twelfth general elections in Malaysia. Intellectual Discourse, 16 (1). pp. 89-100. ISSN 0128-4878 http://www.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/32
spellingShingle JQ Political institutions Asia
Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar
The twelfth general elections in Malaysia
title The twelfth general elections in Malaysia
title_full The twelfth general elections in Malaysia
title_fullStr The twelfth general elections in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The twelfth general elections in Malaysia
title_short The twelfth general elections in Malaysia
title_sort twelfth general elections in malaysia
topic JQ Political institutions Asia
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/28238/1/TM_Twelfth_General_Elections_Intellectual_Discourse.pdf