Detail Middle Class, Centre Ground: Malaysia's Next General Election   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 403 no. 8782 (Apr. 2012), page 30. Topik: Elections; Economic Policy; Minority & Ethnic Groups; Prime Ministers Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.71 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel A year or so ago Malaysia's prime minister, Najib Razak, appeared to be struggling. He was down in the polls and failing to communicate a coherent political message. Nowadays, however, his handlers are positively chirpy, as well they might be: his approval ratings have climbed to 69%. This matters, because Mr Najib has to call a general election soon, and the betting is on June. Mr Najib's new-found zest may simply reflect the rallying of support an incumbent can often expect before a Malaysian election. Yet it must also be part-reward for his bold grab for a new center ground in Malaysian politics, on which the next election is likely to be decided. His United Malays National Organization (UMNO) has won every election since independence from Britain in 1957. It has done so by exploiting the ingrained ethnic politics of Malay nationalism, posing as a defender of ethnic Malay privileges and quotas against the economic clout of large Chinese and Indian minorities. The opposition argues that since UMNO itself is unreconstructed, the prime minister's reforms are largely cosmetic, offering a bit of change but still pandering mainly to the conservative UMNO base. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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