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Should We Be Learning About The Parliamentary System In School?

10-May-23 17:00

Should We Be Learning About The Parliamentary System In School?

We continue our coverage on the Deepening Democracy in Malaysia roundtable, organized by Bersih, The Kofi Annan Foundation and Global Bersih, together with the Speaker of Dewan Rakyat's Office and the Deputy Speaker’s Office. Day two focused on parliamentary reform and innovation.

Some of the voices we heard from include:

Declan O’Brien, Head of Elections and Democracy, Kofi Annan Foundation.

Maha Balakrishnan, Principal Facilitator of the National Democratic Institute-Malaysia’s Akademi Parlimen initiative.

Dr Kelvin Yii, Bandar Kuching MP.

Image Credit: Shutterstock

Produced by: Kelly Anissa, Sharaad Kuttan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan, Sharaad Kuttan


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Categories:  politicsgovernment

Tags:  democracypoliticsmalaysian politicsparliamentbersihkofi annan foundation





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