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Are Malaysians Ready To Vote Across Racial Lines?

Dr Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate, University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute-Malaysia | Chandran Nair, Founder and Chief Executive, Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT)

05-Sep-22 18:30

Are Malaysians Ready To Vote Across Racial Lines?

PAS has said that it intends to woo non-Muslims, especially voters who might be on the fence, to vote for Muslim candidates. First, we look at what their popularity and status is among non-Muslims, and how this will play.Then, we get into what it would take for Malaysians to move away from voting according to race?

Image Source: Amir Ridhwan, Shutterstock

Produced by: Kelly Anissa, Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan


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Categories:  politics,  controversies

Tags:  racial policies,  politics,  pas,  malaysia,  elections,  voting, 


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