Malaysia’s Semenyih By-Election : What Next for Race-based Politics?

• Main Author: Saravanamuttu, Johan
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; South Asia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106133; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47903
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

With the loss of the Semenyih by-election in Selangor state by the ruling Pakatan Harapan, what are the implications for race-based politics in Malaysia? The trajectory of UMNO-PAS collaboration is likely to move the Barisan Nasional coalition, now in the opposition, in this direction.