Many new parties are expected to come forward and challenge the NLD in the 2020 general elections.

Winning the seat was a key requirement for Anwar to succeed 93-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

Both countries once shared a similar political scenario whereby the ruling party has been in power since independence.

She is advancing several proposals to help women who haven’t worked outside the home.

Voter apathy has been a longstanding issue amongst Indonesian youths.

Trump’s “America First” strategy and Xi’s “Chinese dream” are founded on a common premise: that the world’s two biggest powers have complete latitude to act in their own interest.

When pressed on whether he would repeal the affirmative action rules once he becomes premier, Anwar said he would “honour the guarantees” for ethnic Malays as set out in the constitution.

The national airline MAS, the shipping corporation, steel corporation and the ill-advised national car project Proton were pumped with pointless infusions of cash from public savings.

The allegation against the CNRP – conspiring with foreigners to stage a revolution – could also see more than 100 politicians banned from office for five years.