Teluk Intan and cynicism, post-GE13

comments     Nathaniel Tan     Published     Updated

COMMENT A razor-thin victory in which Gerakan’s Mah Siew Keong obtained almost exactly the same amount of votes as he did in 2013 (20,157 in 2014 versus 20,086 in 2013) may not justify making any major conclusions about what this by-election means.

The result, however, may occasion a discussion about two major contributing factors that are relevant well beyond Teluk Intan. Today’s article discusses the first: a cynicism about Malaysian politics post-GE13; and tomorrow’s second part, on Pakatan Rakyat’s rural strategies.

There has been much talk about outstation voters, and I will not contribute much to that discussion except to say that the turnout could very well be symptomatic of the growing cynicism we have seen since GE13...

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