Malay Politics : Parlous Condition, Continuing Problems.
In late February 2020, the Mahathir Mohamad-led Pakatan Harapan (Harapan, or Pact of Hope) government ended abruptly. Amidst ensuing confusion, Muhyiddin Yassin led defecting Harapan Members of Parliament, joined by UMNO and PAS, in an ad hoc Perikatan Nasional (PN, or National Alliance) coalition t...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute,
2020.
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| Summary: | In late February 2020, the Mahathir Mohamad-led Pakatan Harapan (Harapan, or Pact of Hope) government ended abruptly. Amidst ensuing confusion, Muhyiddin Yassin led defecting Harapan Members of Parliament, joined by UMNO and PAS, in an ad hoc Perikatan Nasional (PN, or National Alliance) coalition to form a ""backdoor government"".The PN protagonists cast themselves as a ""Malay-Muslim front"" for preserving Malay dominance. Yet they unwittingly exposed the parlous state of their ""Malay politics"", as shown by an absence of ""Malay unity"", strongly contested claims to represent the Malays, i. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (27 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9789814951302 9814951307 |
