Affirming Malaysia’s party-based government

Together: Leaders of the five political parties after signing the agreement on Dec 16 that created the historic Malaysia Unity Government. — KAMARUL ARIFFIN/The Star

SHOULD our parliamentary governments be formed by individual parliamentarians or parties?

This is perhaps the most important debate about our political system that we need at this stage of democratisation. The answer we need is not a simple yes or no, but a whole package of measures that need to follow either choice.