The no-colour revolution
The Economist - 13 March 2008
THERE was no grandstanding on tanks; no sea of banner-waving protesters in monochrome T-shirts; not even a change in the federal government. Yet Malaysia underwent a quiet revolution on March 8th. The political scene transformed itself overnight. That the change happened at the ballot box and not in the street makes it all the more cheering.
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March 14, 2008
Deal stitched, all systems go in Perak
Deal stitched, all systems go in Perak
Malaysiakini (subscription reqd) - 14 Mar 2008
PKR, DAP an PAS have successfully averted an impasse after party leaders reached an amicable decision to reallocate the composition of the Perak state executive council posts last night.
PKR deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali confirmed that the new composition will be six DAP, three PKR and one PAS to form the 10-person Perak state executive council.
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Syed Husin pointed out that the compromise was reached after both Perak and central leaders concluded their discussions last night.
"(PKR de facto leader) Anwar Ibrahim, (DAP veteran) Lim Kit Siang and PAS secretary-general Kamaruddin Jaafar were in communication with each other to resolve the issue," he said.
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Syed Husin also said that a second deputy MB post will be allocated to PKR. It is expected that Perak will follow Penang's example of naming two deputy MBs.
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Malaysiakini (subscription reqd) - 14 Mar 2008
PKR, DAP an PAS have successfully averted an impasse after party leaders reached an amicable decision to reallocate the composition of the Perak state executive council posts last night.
PKR deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali confirmed that the new composition will be six DAP, three PKR and one PAS to form the 10-person Perak state executive council.
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Syed Husin pointed out that the compromise was reached after both Perak and central leaders concluded their discussions last night.
"(PKR de facto leader) Anwar Ibrahim, (DAP veteran) Lim Kit Siang and PAS secretary-general Kamaruddin Jaafar were in communication with each other to resolve the issue," he said.
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Syed Husin also said that a second deputy MB post will be allocated to PKR. It is expected that Perak will follow Penang's example of naming two deputy MBs.
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Umno must take the blame
Umno must take the blame
Sun - 14 March 2008
The BN performed just as disastrously in the recently-concluded general election. The coalition of 14 parties lost its two-thirds majority with the dominant Umno, the leader of the pack, winning only 78 of the 117 parliamentary seats it contested (67%).
Within the BN, the question is who is to be blamed now and who is to take responsibility for the poor showing. Reformist MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, whose party won only 15 of the 40 parliamentary seats it contested, declared he is taking responsibility for the losses and would not join the new cabinet.
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Sun - 14 March 2008
The BN performed just as disastrously in the recently-concluded general election. The coalition of 14 parties lost its two-thirds majority with the dominant Umno, the leader of the pack, winning only 78 of the 117 parliamentary seats it contested (67%).
Within the BN, the question is who is to be blamed now and who is to take responsibility for the poor showing. Reformist MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, whose party won only 15 of the 40 parliamentary seats it contested, declared he is taking responsibility for the losses and would not join the new cabinet.
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Anwar overturns the apple cart
Anwar overturns the apple cart
The Economist - 13 March 2008
THE bravest face the government can put on it is a crestfallen one. The result of the election of March 8th was “a huge setback”, admits Khairy Jamaluddin, a leader of the youth wing of the United Malays National Organisation, UMNO, which dominates the coalition that has ruled Malaysia since independence. The reason for Mr Khairy's gloom may not be immediately apparent. He won his seat. UMNO is still much the biggest party in the federal Parliament, where its coalition, the National Front, has a thumping majority (see chart). The Front still forms the government in eight of Malaysia's 13 states. But the huge swing against it has shaken Malaysia's rulers and put in doubt the system of racially-based politics on which their power depends.
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The Economist - 13 March 2008
THE bravest face the government can put on it is a crestfallen one. The result of the election of March 8th was “a huge setback”, admits Khairy Jamaluddin, a leader of the youth wing of the United Malays National Organisation, UMNO, which dominates the coalition that has ruled Malaysia since independence. The reason for Mr Khairy's gloom may not be immediately apparent. He won his seat. UMNO is still much the biggest party in the federal Parliament, where its coalition, the National Front, has a thumping majority (see chart). The Front still forms the government in eight of Malaysia's 13 states. But the huge swing against it has shaken Malaysia's rulers and put in doubt the system of racially-based politics on which their power depends.
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Watershed election shatters conventions
Watershed election shatters conventions
Edge - 13 March 2008
The 2008 General Election was not just a watershed because of the unprecedented gains made the Opposition but also because it decimated so many conventions that have endured for so many decades. Here are some of them (in no particular order of importance).
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Edge - 13 March 2008
The 2008 General Election was not just a watershed because of the unprecedented gains made the Opposition but also because it decimated so many conventions that have endured for so many decades. Here are some of them (in no particular order of importance).
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Malaysia Ushers In Democracy
Malaysia Ushers In Democracy
IPS - 12 March 2008
Following last weekend’s general elections, Malaysia finds itself firmly among South-east Asia’s promising democracies that afford space for strong opposition voices to rein in their governments.
The impressive showing of the opposition parties at Saturday’s poll saw the ruling National Front (NF) coalition (or Barisan Nasional), lose its dominant grip on power after 40 years. Opposition lawmakers won 82 out of the 222 seats in the parliament, a dramatic increase from the 19 seats they had held in the outgoing legislature. The opposition also gained control of five of Malaysia’s 13 states.
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IPS - 12 March 2008
Following last weekend’s general elections, Malaysia finds itself firmly among South-east Asia’s promising democracies that afford space for strong opposition voices to rein in their governments.
The impressive showing of the opposition parties at Saturday’s poll saw the ruling National Front (NF) coalition (or Barisan Nasional), lose its dominant grip on power after 40 years. Opposition lawmakers won 82 out of the 222 seats in the parliament, a dramatic increase from the 19 seats they had held in the outgoing legislature. The opposition also gained control of five of Malaysia’s 13 states.
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