Malaysia's political crisis : a new power twist?

Since the King’s rejection of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s move to declare emergency rule, questions have been raised about the role of the constitutional monarchy in Malaysia. Is there a flexing of royal power by shifting the political trajectory in an unconventional manner? How will the peopl...

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Main Author: Yang Razali Kassim
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146438
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Since the King’s rejection of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s move to declare emergency rule, questions have been raised about the role of the constitutional monarchy in Malaysia. Is there a flexing of royal power by shifting the political trajectory in an unconventional manner? How will the people react to these moves by the monarch to stabilise the situation in the midst of the raging COVID-19 pandemic?