The fight for the Malay vote is crucial, since this group accounts for more than 60 percent of the electorate. Every coalition is vying for votes, but the assumption going in has been that the Malay vote is likely to be split among UMNO, Bersatu, PAS and PKR, and that no coalition is likely to win a simple majority. Jahabar Sadiq, Founder and Editor of The Malaysian Insight, and Faisal Tehrani, author and playwright, explore what it means to talk about Malay interests and how it has shaped GE15.



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The fight for the Malay vote is crucial, since this group accounts for more than 60 percent of the electorate. Every coalition is vying for votes, but the assumption going in has been that the Malay vote is likely to be split among UMNO, Bersatu, PAS and PKR, and that no coalition is likely to win a simple majority. Jahabar Sadiq, Founder and Editor of The Malaysian Insight, and Faisal Tehrani, author and playwright, explore what it means to talk about Malay interests and how it has shaped GE15.Image Credit: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.123rf.com/">123rf.com</a>

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