Category Archives: Elections

Melaka State Government: What DAP’s Departure Portends for Federal Government

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Tricia

This article was first published on the Fulcrum platform on 28 July 2026, here. DAP’s departure from the Melaka state assembly will have repercussions for the PH-BN unity government at the federal level. It appears that Pakatan Harapan (PH) and … Continue reading →

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Negeri Sembilan State Polls Will Shape National Politics

Posted on July 27, 2026 by Tricia

This article was first published on the Fulcrum platform on 20 July 2026 here. The inter-party dynamics in the upcoming Negeri Sembilan state polls provide some indicators of how they could pan out at the national level. Following the Johor … Continue reading →

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Negeri Sembilan’s Tenuous State Assembly: Procedural and Political Tests

Posted on June 10, 2026 by Tricia

This was first published on the Fulcrum platform on 3 June 2026, available here. The recent withdrawal of support for the chief minister of Negeri Sembilan raises pertinent questions about the precedent and role of institutions determining state leadership. On … Continue reading →

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The 2025 PKR Party Election: Feuding, Factionalism and the Future of the People’s Justice Party

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Tricia

This Perspective was published by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute on 22 September 2025. For the full publication, please visit this link here. The People’s Justice Party (PKR)’s party election in 2025, its first while holding executive office in federal government, generated … Continue reading →

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PKR Party Elections Will Shape Malaysia’s Political Future

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Tricia

This commentary was first published on ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s platform, Fulcrum, on 23 May 2025 here. The upcoming Parti Keadilan Rakyat elections will influence Malaysia’s political future. The tremendous national attention on the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) elections in Malaysia … Continue reading →

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Why are Asian thinktankers pessimistic about the future?

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Tricia

This op-ed was first published on the On Think Tanks website here, on 17 October 2023. In the Think tank state of the sector report 2023, Asian thinktankers were pessimistic about the future. Political challenges appeared to be driving this pessimism, … Continue reading →

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Will Anwar’s political dilemma in Malaysia stall reforms?

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Tricia

This article first appeared on the East Asia Forum website here, on 20 September 2023. The conclusion of six state elections held in August 2023 provided a much-needed pause in Malaysian politics. Held nine months after the 15th general election … Continue reading →

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Anwar Ibrahim’s first 100 days in office

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Tricia

Analysis by Tricia Yeoh, PhD This article was first published on Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom’s website here on 13 February 2023. It was also translated and published in German, available here. Quite pleased to have an article auf Deutsch. … Continue reading →

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Crisis Averted for now: Malaysia’s 15th General Election and What Lies Ahead

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Tricia

Tricia Yeoh This piece was originally published by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Southeast Asia website here, on Monday 28 November 2022. Malaysia’s highly anticipated 15th General Election (GE15) on 19 November 2022, originally intended as a way to end the … Continue reading →

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Malaysian Politics: What Just Happened and the Political Outlook

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Tricia

This article was first published by the Heinrich-Boell Stiftung Southeast Asia on its website here, on 20 October 2021. It is never a dull day in Malaysian politics, but there seems to be a brief pause – for the time … Continue reading →

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