Malaysia’s New Opposition Party Bersatu: Balancing Potential with Public Image

Malaysia’s newest opposition party, Bersatu, will struggle to win seats in the country’s next general election if it cannot overcome its leaders’ political baggage and some key problems with its public image. Bersatu’s potential to be a spoiler, or even a longer-term alternative, to UMNO cannot be r...

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Autore principale: Saleem, Saleena
Altri autori: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Natura: Commentary
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2017
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Accesso online:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80380
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42154
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Riassunto:Malaysia’s newest opposition party, Bersatu, will struggle to win seats in the country’s next general election if it cannot overcome its leaders’ political baggage and some key problems with its public image. Bersatu’s potential to be a spoiler, or even a longer-term alternative, to UMNO cannot be ruled out.