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

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...

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Main Author: Saleem, Saleena
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
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Language:English
Published: 2017
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-803802020-11-01T06:38:13Z Malaysia’s New Opposition Party Bersatu: Balancing Potential with Public Image Saleem, Saleena S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Country and Region Studies Southeast Asia and ASEAN 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 ruled out. 2017-03-07T06:53:15Z 2019-12-06T13:48:18Z 2017-03-07T06:53:15Z 2019-12-06T13:48:18Z 2017 Commentary Saleem, S. (2017). Malaysia’s New Opposition Party Bersatu: Balancing Potential with Public Image. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 039). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80380 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42154 en RSIS Commentaries, 039-17 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf
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Malaysia’s New Opposition Party Bersatu: Balancing Potential with Public Image
description 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 ruled out.
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