Following its big gains in the Mar. 8 polls, Malaysia’s once disparate opposition, led by the charismatic former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, has forged a formal coalition capable of taking on the ruling 14-party National Front (NF) coalition.
The move is hailed by pro-democracy activists as the first step in the creation of a viable two-party political system, probably the first stable, working system in South-east Asia, observes Baradan Kuppusamy in this analysis for IPS.
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Galakkan pembangunan saksama, lestari serta tangani krisis alam sekitar
Raikan kerencaman dan keterangkuman
Selamatkan demokrasi dan angkatkan keluhuran undang-undang
Lawan rasuah dan kronisme
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