Malaysia's right wing push: Chinese swing benefitting BN?

• Main Author: Saleem, Saleena
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; Southeast Asia and ASEAN
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81447; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40849
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Islamisation agenda pushed by right wing politicians and Islamic non-governmental organisations (NGOs), at a time when the opposition coalition is fractured, can motivate non-Muslim swing voters to make pragmatic choices, which can play to BN’s advantage.