Hindsight 2020: The twists, turns of Malaysian politics (and THAT 'Move')


Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad leaves Prime Minister’s Office at 5.45pm MOHD SAHAR MISNI/ The Star

The Malaysian political scene has been quite active for a few years now, with never a moment’s rest since the 14th General Election (GE14) in May, 2018.

In 2020, it went into overdrive. There was a change of hands in Putrajaya, changes in state governments, three by-elections held during a global pandemic, and another three by-elections put on hold by a state of emergency because of said pandemic.

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