Malaysia's GE timing: what's at stake?

• Main Author: Tan, Ariel
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; International Political Economy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162699
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Malaysia’s GE is only due in September 2023. However, there have been pressures on PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob to hold an early GE, which will allow UMNO President Zahid Hamidi to exercise greater control over the party both before and after the election.