Bridget Welsh

COMMENT | Looking ahead: Rethinking stability in GE15

COMMENT | Looking ahead: Rethinking stability in GE15

Instability can be seen in internal coalition cohesion, identity politics, among others.

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COMMENT | A blue wave in GE15? All eyes on the hot seats - Part 3

COMMENT | A blue wave in GE15? All eyes on the hot seats - Part 3

In the final hours before polling begins, the contest remains too close to call.

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COMMENT | A blue wave in GE15? My projections - Part 2

COMMENT | A blue wave in GE15? My projections - Part 2

With possibility of a hung Parliament, Borneo regions hold key to Putrajaya.

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COMMENT | A blue wave in GE15? An overview and context – Part 1

COMMENT | A blue wave in GE15? An overview and context – Part 1

Harapan and PN seem to have gained momentum, unlike Umno.

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COMMENT | Show me the money! Preying on vulnerability in GE15

COMMENT | Show me the money! Preying on vulnerability in GE15

Many of not recovered from the pandemic, and parties are exploiting it.

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COMMENT | A slow cooking campaign

COMMENT | A slow cooking campaign

The dishes on offer have yet to fully tempt many.

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COMMENT | Ignoring half the sky: Women displacement and GE15

COMMENT | Ignoring half the sky: Women displacement and GE15

Tremendous disservice to M'sia, not only to its women but everyone.

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COMMENT | Now everyone can vote: Youth electoral power

COMMENT | Now everyone can vote: Youth electoral power

Young voters may very well determine the outcome of GE15.

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COMMENT | Retaking the Felda Malay heartland

COMMENT | Retaking the Felda Malay heartland

Umno's hold on its traditional vote bank is more tenuous than before.

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COMMENT | Road to GE15: Spotlight on Indian voters

COMMENT | Road to GE15: Spotlight on Indian voters

They are too often ignored, both in governance and in analysis.

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COMMENT | By the numbers: PKR vs Muda

COMMENT | By the numbers: PKR vs Muda

An analysis of both parties' electoral performances.

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COMMENT | Power of surprise? One year for PM Ismail Sabri

COMMENT | Power of surprise? One year for PM Ismail Sabri

No one thought he could stay in his position for long.

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COMMENT | Sulu shocks: Context and solutions

COMMENT | Sulu shocks: Context and solutions

Commenting on Sulu claims using only legal 'arbitration' lens is too narrow.

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COMMENT | Where to, Malaysia? 2021: A painful transition

COMMENT | Where to, Malaysia? 2021: A painful transition

Pessimists may say it is hopeless but they are wrong.

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COMMENT | Malacca polls: Preliminary look at the results

COMMENT | Malacca polls: Preliminary look at the results

Key will be whether parties and coalitions learn lessons from these results.

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COMMENT | Malacca: Covid forcing voter 'flight to security'?

COMMENT | Malacca: Covid forcing voter 'flight to security'?

Voters are going where there might be the most security.

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COMMENT | Campaigns without campaigning in Malacca

COMMENT | Campaigns without campaigning in Malacca

Subdued state polls have the makings of a historic one.

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COMMENT | Malacca polls: Leadership revivals and rivals

COMMENT | Malacca polls: Leadership revivals and rivals

Malacca’s outcome could strengthen the old political guard.

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COMMENT | Malacca polls: A voting retrospective

COMMENT | Malacca polls: A voting retrospective

Let's review what Malacca's voting patterns tell us about the state's politics.

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COMMENT | Status quo PAS muktamar?

COMMENT | Status quo PAS muktamar?

On the surface, the results show Abdul Hadi Awang's dominance.

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COMMENT | Denying rights: Voter disenfranchisement in Malacca, Sarawak

COMMENT | Denying rights: Voter disenfranchisement in Malacca, Sarawak

It’s still not too late to change the electoral roll to include these voters.

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COMMENT | Lessons for Malaysia’s next government

COMMENT | Lessons for Malaysia’s next government

A new govt is an opportunity to move Malaysia forward.

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COMMENT | Malaysians rise up

COMMENT | Malaysians rise up

Rather than feel powerless in Covid-19, Malaysians are responding and are taking power into their own hands.

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COMMENT | Band-aid relief without recovery?

COMMENT | Band-aid relief without recovery?

The new Pemulih package seems to be more of the same without a concerted effort to plan ahead.

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