Orang asing pun menduga kemungkinan PAS+UMNO.
Thomas Pepinsky
Malaysia after regime change – Thomas Pepinsky
As Malaysia prepares for its 13th general elections, due no later than April 2013, the long-standingcompetitive authoritarian regime will face one of its most difficult tests. The 2008 elections dealt a surprise blow to the incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN), and ever since, Prime Minister Najib’s government has struggled to protect its now-fragile majority. After four years of renewed opposition activism, rumours of defection from UMNO (the United Malays National Organisation), and the recent acquittal of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysians will have the chance to vote the BN out of office once and for all.
In a post-BN Malaysia, observers will closely monitor the role of Islam in public life. Much of what happens will depend on the shape of the government that follows. In terms of the composition of a post-BN government, two outcomes seem most likely:
(1) a multi-ethnic Pakatan Rakyat-based (PR) coalition in which PAS (Parti Islam SeMalaysia/Pan Malaysian Islamic Party), PKR (Parti Keadilan Rakyat/People’s Justice Party), and the DAP (Democratic Action Party) all participate, perhaps along with one or more East Malaysian parties; or
(2) an UMNO-PAS “Muslim-Malay” coalition, again perhaps involving the cooperation of one or more East Malaysian parties. Either way, PAS—an explicitly Islamic party—will be part of the government.
*Thomas Pepinsky adalah pensyarah Govt di Cornell Univ, New York.
tangisanmelayu - kaum lain hanya menunggu waktu MELAYU akan pupus dari Tanah Airnya.....
tangisanmelayu - kaum lain hanya menunggu waktu MELAYU akan pupus dari Tanah Airnya.....
