Malaysia’s New Opposition Party Bersatu: Balancing Potential with Public Image

• Main Author: Saleem, Saleena
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; Southeast Asia and ASEAN
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80380; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42154
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Malaysia’s newest opposition party, Bersatu, will struggle to win seats in the country’s next general election if it cannot overcome its leaders’ political baggage and some key problems with its public image. Bersatu’s potential to be a spoiler, or even a longer-term alternative, to UMNO cannot be r...