Najib’s U-turn Over Hudud Bill: Election Gambit or Fight for Survival?

• Main Author: Yang Razali Kassim
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; Religion in Contemporary Society
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82797; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42313
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

As Malaysia’s 14th general election looms, the final battle for political survival has begun. Prime Minister Najib Razak has fired the opening salvo with a turn-around on the hudud Bill. While this has caught the opposition PAS on the wrong foot, it also raises questions about the emerging power str...