Malaysia’s Opposition Reborn
Malaysia’s opposition parties have managed their strongest electoral result since independence from Britain in 1957, cutting the ruling coalition’s parliamentary majority to below two-thirds and winning five of 13 states. But serious opposition now requires serious leadership.
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In Malaysia’s recent elections, opposition parties managed their strongest showing since the country gained its independence from Britain in 1957, cutting the ruling coalition’s parliamentary majority to below two-thirds. Where the country’s newly invigorated democracy goes from here rests with one man, Anwar Ibrahim, the deputy prime minister sacked by former premier Mahathir Mohamad and later jailed.