Malaysia's 15ᵗʰ general election: Malay-Muslim voting trends and the rise of PAS

The emergence of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) as the largest party in the Malaysian parliament following the recent GE15 was the result of greatly increased voter support from the Malay-Muslim community. What accounted for this swing in voter support for PAS and, by extension, Perikatan Nas...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid, Che Hamdan Che Mohd Razali
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165423
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:The emergence of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) as the largest party in the Malaysian parliament following the recent GE15 was the result of greatly increased voter support from the Malay-Muslim community. What accounted for this swing in voter support for PAS and, by extension, Perikatan Nasional (PN)?