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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| author | Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar |
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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 |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/28238/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28238/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28238/1/TM_Twelfth_General_Elections_Intellectual_Discourse.pdf |