Anwar Ibrahim is PM10

Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been named the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia. Arguably, the real challenge begins now. To get some clarity of the events that led to this moment, and what might happen after in what will be an unprecedented new government in Malaysia, we spoke to Fahmi Fadzil, PKR Inf…

Beyond GE15 - Challenges For The Next Government

Stunning defeats, shock wins, and still no government in sight, as yet. How will Malaysia's political landscape shape up post GE15, with a coalition government in charge? We discuss what the balance of power might look like in the next parliament with Dr. Tricia Yeoh, the CEO of IDEAS. Image credi…

Will PAS Majority Cause Market Uncertainty

Markets hate uncertainty and the outcome of the elections on who will form the government is still unknown. While most political pundits and equity analysts expected a hung parliament, the surprise was a possible PAS led PN government which may spook investors. This may bring into question what rol…

The Silver Lining In A Hung Parliament

Malaysians woke up to a hung Parliament for the first time in the history of our elections. As many analysts predicted, no coalition won an outright majority of seats in Parliament to form a government. Should we be anxious about the fact we don’t yet have a government, or is there a silver lining …

What Pacts Needed For Pakatan To Form The Government?

Pakatan won the most number of seats - going by convention, the party - or coalition of parties - with the highest number of seats will first be asked by the King to form the government. How likely is this to happen for Pakatan Harapan? We discuss the next steps for Pakatan, and also get a rundown …

GE15: What's Next For Umno And Barisan Nasional?

Barisan Nasional suffered their biggest loss in history, whereas the big winners were Perikatan Nasional - particularly PAS. What went wrong for BN/UMNO, after successful state elections in Johor and Malacca? We speak to Dr Azmi Hassan, a Senior Research Fellow from the Nusantara Academy for Strate…

Lessons For Coalitions From GE15

There's so much to unpack from GE15's results - do the results reflect the deep divisions taking place in Malaysian politics and society? We get some clarity and context on all the milestone events from GE15 from Meredith Weiss, a Professor of Political Science from the State University of New Yor…

The Sabah Dynamic In The Borneo Bloc

It would appear that the political landscape in Sabah has been redrawn following the results of GE15.  What were the surprise wins and shocking defeats from the land below the wind? With GRS and Sabah Warisan announcing that they will form a "Borneo Bloc '' with Sarawak's GPS, who will they work wi…

GE15: A Fundamental Shift In Malaysian Politics

We saw a fundamental shift in Malaysian politics last night- with major wins from PAS, and the party’s success and growth as a national player, the end of the Tun Mahathir dynasty and more. Over in East Malaysia - the kingmakers in this election - what deals might take place? We discuss whether the…

Where Are The 3 Main Coalitions?

GE15 has been an election where the PM's position is being contested as furiously as the seats themselves. Among Pakatan Harapan supporters, a narrative has been '1 vote for a PH candidate is 1 vote for Anwar as PM'. Meanwhile, the internal split in UMNO between Zahid Hamidi and Ismail Sabri also p…