This article traces the seeds of the protracted political crisis in Malaysia and various developments that took place in the last three years while also providing an analysis on post-GE15 events.
Comprising 64% of the total population, the Malay-Muslim group in Malaysia is experiencing political fragmentation with Malay-based parties/coalitions fighting a four-corner fight to grab the group’s votes in the 15th General Election (GE15). But will these parties/coalitions resort to an exclusivist approach focusing on Malay-Muslims?