Synopsis: Every month, The Straits Times Kuala Lumpur bureau analyses the latest issues making the headlines in Malaysia.

What will Malaysia's political landscape look like, after the dust settles from its 15th General Election? What do the election results say about Malaysia's voters and how they pick their leaders?

Is race-based voting entrenched? And what is the future for Pakatan Harapan's Anwar Ibrahim?

ST's Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh and Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow and coordinator of the Malaysia Studies Programme at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, share their thoughts with host Lynlee Foo.

Highlights (click/tap above):

1:15 The 4 scenarios for forming a possible a government

5:15 The possible return of Muhyiddin Yassin as Prime Minister? Will Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) demand senior portfolios after it bagged most seats?

10:40 Explaining the 'green tsunami' of vote results, how Perikatan Nasional (PN) scored by wooing Malay voters away from Barisan Nasional (BN)

20:15 What the future holds for Umno president Zahid Hamidi

31:35 Breaking down demographics and the Anwar Ibrahim factor from Pakatan Harapan's vote results

Malaysia GE15 Full Results: https://str.sg/GE2022results

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