Incumbency and patronage politics in Malaysia’s GE15

Q3 Social Sciences

Round Table Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI:10.1080/00358533.2023.2219525

T. Yeoh

引用次数: 2

Abstract

ABSTRACT Malaysia’s 15th general election (GE15) in November 2022 took place on the back of a tumultuous period in which the country experienced government alternation several times at federal and state levels from 2018. This article primarily addresses whether incumbency advantages were prevalent, and if so, how and when? Based on interviews and documentary data, the article concludes that, especially in a post-pandemic setting, incumbency mattered. However, Barisan Nasional (BN) experienced a form of ‘unrealised incumbency’. Without institutional reforms, trends in GE15 indicate that patronage and dependence on politicians for welfare gains seem to be a mainstay of Malaysian politics.

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马来西亚第15届全国大选的执政和赞助政治

马来西亚于2022年11月举行了第15届大选(GE15)，此前该国经历了一段动荡时期，自2018年以来，该国在联邦和州一级经历了多次政府更迭。本文主要讨论在位优势是否普遍存在，如果是，如何以及何时存在?根据采访和文献数据，这篇文章得出结论，在任者很重要，特别是在大流行后的环境中。然而，国阵经历了一种“未实现的在位”。如果没有制度改革，第15届大选的趋势表明，在福利收益方面，对政客的庇护和依赖似乎是马来西亚政治的支柱。

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Round Table Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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