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Stunning defeats, shock wins, and still no government in sight, as yet. How will Malaysia's political landscape shape up post GE15, with a coalition government in charge? We discuss what the balance of power might look like in the next parliament with Dr. Tricia Yeoh, the CEO of IDEAS.

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Markets hate uncertainty and the outcome of the elections on who will form the government is still unknown. While most political pundits and equity analysts expected a hung parliament, the surprise was a possible PAS led PN government which may spook investors. This may bring into question what roles they may play in key ministries. There may also be possible changes in the Budget and may incorporate policies from its own PN Manifesto. Will the market find a PH coalition with the Borneo bloc more palatable? We speak to Pankaj C. Kumar, business commentator for some answers.

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Malaysians woke up to a hung Parliament for the first time in the history of our elections. As many analysts predicted, no coalition won an outright majority of seats in Parliament to form a government. Should we be anxious about the fact we don’t yet have a government, or is there a silver lining amidst all the uncertainty? Political scientist Dr. Wong Chin Huat makes the case for optimism in coalition politics.

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Pakatan won the most number of seats - going by convention, the party - or coalition of parties - with the highest number of seats will first be asked by the King to form the government. How likely is this to happen for Pakatan Harapan? We discuss the next steps for Pakatan, and also get a rundown of Pakatan's wins and losses from GE15 from Fahmi Fadzil, PKR's Communications Director and the MP for Lembah Pantai.

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Barisan Nasional suffered their biggest loss in history, whereas the big winners were Perikatan Nasional - particularly PAS. What went wrong for BN/UMNO, after successful state elections in Johor and Malacca? We speak to Dr Azmi Hassan, a Senior Research Fellow from the Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research to gain a better understanding of the complexity of the Malay vote, and the subtle nuances that party dynamics play, in the race to the top.

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There's so much to unpack from GE15's results - do the results reflect the deep divisions taking place in Malaysian politics and society? We get some clarity and context on all the milestone events from GE15 from Meredith Weiss, a Professor of Political Science from the State University of New York.

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It would appear that the political landscape in Sabah has been redrawn following the results of GE15.  What were the surprise wins and shocking defeats from the land below the wind? With GRS and Sabah Warisan announcing that they will form a "Borneo Bloc '' with Sarawak's GPS, who will they work with from the Peninsula, to form the next Federal Government? We speak to Dr Firdausi Suffian, a political economist from UiTM Sabah to discuss.

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We saw a fundamental shift in Malaysian politics last night- with major wins from PAS, and the party’s success and growth as a national player, the end of the Tun Mahathir dynasty and more. Over in East Malaysia - the kingmakers in this election - what deals might take place? We discuss whether there will be a new DPM from East Malaysia, and whether GE15 was indeed an election just to reelect the same people into power - albeit with a stronger PAS - with James Chin, a lecturer in Asian Studies from the University of Tasmania.

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All eyes have been on Sabah and Sarawak’s possible role as kingmakers. For many years, these two states have been considered BN's fixed deposits, however, as experts have predicted a split Peninsular, Sabah & Sarawak could have more power to determine government.Might we see GPS or GRS tipping the scales? We look at how this could play out with Sabah, at this point in the race, with Dr Vilashini Somiah, Sabahan anthropologist, senior lecturer at the Gender Studies Programme at Universiti Malaya.

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GE15 has been an election where the PM's position is being contested as furiously as the seats themselves. Among Pakatan Harapan supporters, a narrative has been '1 vote for a PH candidate is 1 vote for Anwar as PM'. Meanwhile, the internal split in UMNO between Zahid Hamidi and Ismail Sabri also presents a complex situation for BN's prime ministerial selection. We explore how this approach has been shaping the election for the 3 major coalitions.