Preview of Malaysian 2008 General Elections

A review of the 2004 general elections shows that there are 60-70 parliamentary seats where the Opposition stands a very good chance of winning in the upcoming elections. If the Opposition can come to an agreement to prevent three-corner contests in these seats and with concerted efforts by the Opposition members and voters alike, we may just see the opposition gaining the 75 seats required to deny BN a 2/3 majority in parliament.

There are also four states where the Opposition can put up a good fight for a majority of the state seats: Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Penang. Will we see a change in the state governments in the states currently under BN control?

The reviewed data of the 2004 elections and the seats to watch are available at http://VoteForABetterMalaysia.blogspot.com/.