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Relevance of the current electoral system in Malaysia: time for change? by Ayub, Zainal Amin, Mohamed Yusoff, Zuryati, Yeon, Asmah Laili

“…Malaysia is a Federation and a democratic country which elects the government through ‘first past the post’ system adopted from the British Electoral system since 1954.One of the advantages of the system is creating stability in the country since the sole party in the cabinet of the ruling government is only, the winning party.This system, however, becomes the limelight due to growing support garnered by the opposition during the 1999 and 2014 general elections.There is a cry for change of Malaysian current electoral system to proportional representation system. Is this the best for Malaysia? …”
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Japan – U.S. Relations under the Abe Doctrine: Shifting Policy in East Asia Regional Stability by Manurung, Hendra

“…It justified Abe for calling the national elections a year earlier than needed to secure a public mandate for addressing the growing North Korean threat and to validate popular support for deepening national economic reforms, which have had recent success in boosting Japan’s growth rate and the stock market.Still the outcome gave Abe a mandate for his policies.However, his stewardship was unclear as several other factors contributed to LDP’s overwhelming victory.At the structural level, Japan’s first past the post-electoral system tends to amplify electoral wins in comparison to proportional representation systems. Abe’s foreign and security policies highly charged with ideological revisionism contain the potential to shift Japan onto a new international trajectory in East Asia. …”
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