State Politics Don't Mimic Federal

Tricia Yeoh, Fellow, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs.

13-Mar-20 07:45

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Malacca, Johor and Perak state governments have fallen with changes to the Menteri Besar. Questions still linger over Kedah as Dato' Seri Mukhriz Mahathir still remains the Menteri Besar as 5 other Bersatu lawmakers have not officially allied with UMNO and PAS. To find out what the situation is in state politics, we speak to Tricia Yeoh, Fellow at the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs.

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Tags: Bersatu, UMNO, PAS, Perikatan Nasional, Pakatan Harapan, PKR, menteri besar, mukhriz mahathir,

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