Malaysia

Professor Edward Aspinall asks "how long will elections seem truly consequential for Malaysians if the national government can never be changed by them?"

The results are now in, with the Barisan Nasional government eking out its narrowest ever parliamentary victory of 133 seats to Pakatan Rakyat’s 89.

The final video in New Mandala's coverage of Malaysia's 13th General Election sees Ross Tapsell and Greg Lopez discussing the result

Dahlia Martin analyses the performance of women candidates in GE13

An important area for analysis is to understand the impact of Bersih on GE13.

Greg Lopez and Ross Tapsell from the ANU College of Asia & the Pacific sum up where we're up to with Malaysia's General Election.

Malaysia’s ruling coalition will return to power, according to an expert from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Does the ruling coalition's likely victory mean that Malaysian politics is set for more of the same? Perhaps not.

Anwar Ibrahim again placed the Election Commission in the spotlight on Twitter earlier this evening after announcing victory prematurely.

The Islamic party Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) could play a critical role in final outcome of this Sunday’s election, according to Tony Milner

GE13 has been dubbed as the 'social media election'. Ross Tapsell takes a look at a few election related Youtube clips.

Ed Aspinall and Ross Tapsell discuss the mood of voters on the ground in Malaysia.

Political scientist Professor Edward Aspinall from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific has just returned from a whirlwind two-week tour of every state in Malaysia.

The worst thing about the election is not just how much of a head start one coalition has over the other, but what this means for the system as a whole.

Before the 2013 poll there has been a strong feeling among Chinese voters that the election is fundamentally unfair

Josh Neoh, a Malaysian-born academic now based at ANU, argues the 2013 election is not "a foregone conclusion"

Tonight’s Malaysian general election is a battle royale between two behemoth coalitions

The main Islamic-related issues that are currently at the center of electoral discourse are: “Hudud”, the “Allah” controversy, and “Islamic Unity.”

Women voters, in the majority, but under-represented.

Ross Tapsell and Greg Lopez of ANU College of Asia and the Pacific set the scene for tonight's coverage of the Malaysia General Election.

Ruling party Barisan Nasional tries to sweeten the deal by offering voters free food, parcels and other goods, writes Penang local Gaik Cheng Khoo.

This election matters, but we need to remain sober about the nature of electoral democracy in Malaysia.

How does Malaysia's parliament work? How many seats are up for grabs in the election? What are the main parties?

For most Malaysians, the country has changed irrevocably and a people that once identified by race is now united.