General

Among the three main ethnic groups in Malaysia, the Indian community is, arguably, often left out of the political narrative and from the country's governance, with a lot of programmes and policies not adequately addressing the deep-rooted issues faced by the Indians. The community is not insignificant in the numbers they can bring to the ballots, especially in close races, nor are they to be overlooked in terms of how they will likely shape the outcome of tonight's polls. Charles Santiago, former MP for Klang, joins us to discuss.

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In the early hours of results being released, GPS has won a number of seats in Sarawak - we catch up with Dato' Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi to discuss the impact of this, projections for the rest of the state, and the possibility of collaboration with other parties.

Everyone entered the race claiming that they can form a government on their own. But observers have noticed that a simple majority is precarious for any coalition. We discuss ideological similarities and differences, and perhaps more importantly, stability and compromise.

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Unofficial results strongly indicated that incumbent MP Dr Kelvin Yii had retained his seat in Bandar Kuching - we catch up to him, and also ask for an overview of where DAP is nationwide.

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Pakatan Harapan had declared Perak their battleground state, and it's also one of only three states this GE that will have both Federal and State elections. We look into what's happening in Perak, while also unpacking some early results, and answering questions from listeners.

With votes being furiously tallied aross the country, concerns arose over delayed results when MP candidate for Segambut Hannah Yeoh tweeted: "results not coming in because the Presiding Officers (KTM) do not want to sign Form 14 for our PACAs." We spoke to Hannah Yeoh for a sense of what was happening on the ground, while Thomas Fann, Chairperson of Bersih, weighed in to provide perspective and clarify the significance of Form 14.

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GE14 saw a momentous swing in Chinese support for Pakatan Harapan, but there are questions this time round: How has voter sentiment shifted since then? And how will Chinese voters, especially in East Malaysia, respond?

The fight for the Malay vote is crucial, since this group accounts for more than 60 percent of the electorate. Every coalition is vying for votes, but the assumption going in has been that the Malay vote is likely to be split among UMNO, Bersatu, PAS and PKR, and that no coalition is likely to win a simple majority. Jahabar Sadiq, Founder and Editor of The Malaysian Insight, and Faisal Tehrani, author and playwright, explore what it means to talk about Malay interests and how it has shaped GE15.

In the years since the historic change of government during GE14, what has been the progress of political and institutional reforms? We speak to Dr. Tricia Yeoh of IDEAS on the key reform measures that should be prioritised by the next government.

How does the Singaporean audience view the Malaysian political landscape? We discuss how the elections are being framed with Singapore Straits Times' Shannon Teoh. He also weighs in on the possible scenarios that could play out in the event of a hung parliament.