Mahathir’s Leadership Post-general Election 14: Perspectives of the Malay Community in West Malaysia

Authors

  • SHAUQAT ADAM SHAMSUL JIHAR Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33736/tur.2727.2020

Abstract

New history is created in Malaysia. After over six decades of Federal rule, the Barisan Nasional (BN) government has been replaced by a coalition of opposition parties, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the most recent general election. PH also managed to form several state governments traditionally held by BN in Peninsular Malaysia. This study aims to seek the perception of the Malays in West Malaysia in accepting the return of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad into power. It focuses on the so-called political comeback of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad – the first leader to be appointed Prime Minister twice considering this rarely happens in Malaysia. This study was conducted in West Malaysia involving eighty-eight respondents using the 5-point Likert-scale survey questionnaire. Respondents were given an option to answer the questionnaire in Bahasa Malaysia or English. The general result showed that perception towards political issues in Malaysia, especially with regard to Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad’s comeback drew mixed reactions. On the same note, it showed that people could have lost their hopes and direction of Malaysian politics.

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Published

2020-12-29

How to Cite

SHAMSUL JIHAR, S. A. . (2020). Mahathir’s Leadership Post-general Election 14: Perspectives of the Malay Community in West Malaysia. Trends in Undergraduate Research, 3(2), h33–38. https://doi.org/10.33736/tur.2727.2020

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Social Sciences and Humanities