It’s been 70 years since the first general election in Malaya in 1955, and 61 years since we voted for the first time as a new nation called Malaysia in 1964.
From the era of one-party dominance under the Alliance and then Barisan Nasional, to the historic change of government in 2018, our electoral journey has been an incredible one.
In that time, we’ve gone from a nation that didn’t think it was possible to change a government to a nation that believes we can change our government at any time.
In many ways, we’re still going through a maturing process – figuring out what kind of democracy we want to be.
Let’s take a step back to reflect on 70 years of elections in Malaysia: how far we’ve come, what’s worked, what hasn’t, and the critical reforms we still need to build a fairer, more democratic future.
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BFM speaks to Danesh Prakash Chacko, the director of Tindak Malaysia.
Tindak Malaysia has an event coming up called 70 Years of General Elections: Shaping Malaysian Democracy, happening on 26-27 July at the Trident Events (MCNCC) Event Hall.
Presented and produced by: Dashran Yohan/BFM
AGENDA RAKYAT - Lima perkara utama
- Tegakkan maruah serta kualiti kehidupan rakyat
- Galakkan pembangunan saksama, lestari serta tangani krisis alam sekitar
- Raikan kerencaman dan keterangkuman
- Selamatkan demokrasi dan angkatkan keluhuran undang-undang
- Lawan rasuah dan kronisme
