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	Malaysian general election, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		General elections were held in Malaysia on March 21, 2004.
		Elections for the assemblies of all the Malaysian states except Sarawak were also held on March 22.
		Sarawak's last state election was held in 2001, and elections for the state assembly are not due till 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malaysian_general_election,_2004 (957 words)

	Rengah Sarawak - News
		Malaysians for Free and Fair ELections (MAFREL) is a non-partisan and non-profit organisation and aims to contribute to the democratization process especially in Malaysia.
		It was formed on 18 October 2003 by a conference of Malaysian civil society activists after a deleberation on the necessity of initiating a domestic election monitoring effort for the 11th Malaysian General Elections.
		The limited work of MAFREL for the March 2004 Malaysian General Elections were electoral rolls verification by random sampling in three Parliamentary constitutions prior to the elections, media monitoring through its partner Malaysian Voters Union and quick tabulation of results in cooperation with Malaysiakini.com.
	www.rengah.c2o.org /news/article.php?identifer=de0447t (473 words)

	10th General Election in Malaysia
		Pemantu, a grass roots election observers group had received complaints of "phantom voters" in the electoral rolls and had made an inference that there was a "systematic attempt to organize the voter registration" to favour certain parties.
		In all previous elections, UMNO the leading component of Barisan Nasional was seen as a true representative of Malays and have been overwhelmingly voted to power in the Malay heartland (Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis).
		On the election results, the headline of the Malaysian newspaper "Star", read "UMNO's worst fears come true." If this is true one can expect the ruling coalition led by UMNO to make special efforts to bring back the disillusioned Malays to their camp.
	www.saag.org /papers/paper95.html (1311 words)

	Asia Society: Publications - Indonesia's 1999 Elections
		Decreed that parliamentary elections should be held in May or June 1999, that all parties meeting the legal requirements would be able to compete, and that appointed military representation in legislative bodies should gradually be reduced in accordance with a law to be enacted later.
		Elections in 1999 will for the first time be held on a holiday to avoid workplace pressure and the possibility, as has happened in the past, that supervisors will know how their employees voted and take punitive action against them.
		He is handicapped by the generally low esteem in which the military is now held, but he should not be ruled out as a contender for one of the top two jobs, especially if a turbulent election campaign increases the public desire for stability.
	www.asiasociety.org /publications/update_indonesia.html (14133 words)

	AsiaSource: AsiaTODAY - A resource of the Asia Society
		The outcome of the election of 1999 carries with it serious implications for all the political parties in Malaysia, and for the future of Malaysian politics and political culture in general.
		The elections of 1999, and the political crises that preceded it, should serve as an important lesson for the party and its leadership.
		All in all, the elections of 1999 have indicated a major shift in the political terrain of the country, with PAS re-emerging as the most serious contender against UMNO.
	www.asiasource.org /news/at_mp_02.cfm?newsid=6541 (3339 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com:Malaysian opposition insists on foreign observers at next general election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The wife of Malaysia's former deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim called Friday for foreign observers to be allowed to monitor the country's next general election to ensure it is free and fair.
		She told reporters later that the presence of foreign observers would ensure the next general election, which is not due until mid-2009, is free and fair.
		Although her party was formed in 1999 to fight for Anwar's release from jail, she said it is now committed to seeking wider democratic rights and good governance, and to fighting corruption.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/12/23/70376_.html (471 words)

	Centre for Policy Alternatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Subsequently it monitored the Local Government Elections in the Jaffna Peninsula (1998) on the invitation of the Commissioner of Elections and the 1999 Provincial Council elections - North Western Province (January), 05 Provinces (April) and the Southern Province (June).
		The contribution of CMEV monitoring in particular, which resulted in the marked decrease in the incidence of election -related violence in the subsequent Provincial Council elections in April and June 1999, cannot be measured exactly.
		Following the Provincial Council elections, in recognition of CMEV work, 04 of its monitors were chosen as members of the UNAMET operation in the East Timor referendum (July and August 1999) and CMEV was invited to assist the Malaysian Citizens Election Watch (October 1999) in setting up a monitoring unit.
	www.cpalanka.org /election_monitoring.html (1293 words)

	Malaysian Elections 1999 Results: Election Index
		This general elections is the 10th General Elections for Malaysia since its independence on August 31, 1957.
		The tenure of the government formed after every election is a maximum period of 5 years.
		Election Info: You can search the Election Commission database on your voting registration details, your polling station, and other general information, including voting eligibility.
	www.sadec.com /Election/index.html (298 words)

	Elections around the World
		This election was the first time that parties were allowed to post representatives at all 40 000 polling stations as well as being given the vote tallies at the end of polling.
		general election of 2 June 1999, Thabo Mbeki took over the presidency from Nelson Mandela after the ruling ANC party won 66.4 per cent of the vote.
		General Wiranto (Golkar) along with at least four other candidates registered to compete for the presidency of the world’s fourth most populous country.
	www.aph.gov.au /library/intguide/POL/WorldElections.htm (3308 words)

	H-Net* Opposition scrambles for election dogfight
		Lim said another 10-day period would be a second blow to Malaysians after the exclusion from this election of 650,000 new voters not due to come on the rolls till next year.
		The electors were registered in April but the Election Commission says it will not be able to verify the entries and include them on the electoral roll till next January at the earliest.
		The Malaysian Election Watch, a private watchdog, said the official commission had failed to address calls for measures to prevent poll fraud.
	www.mail-archive.com /hizb@hizbi.net/msg02706.html (547 words)

	Election fever grips Malaysia, ruling party guns for landslide victory
		Elections are not due until the end of 2004 but Abdullah signalled at the weekend that polls could be called early.
		Spelling out the election strategy of the coalition, Abdullah urged his supporters to understand the needs of voters and respond effectively to their demands.
		In the last election, in November 1999, PAS made major dents into UMNO's rural powerbase, tripling its parliamentary seats and taking control in a second of the country's 13 states.
	www.terradaily.com /2003/031109073450.0v3ucah5.html (492 words)

	Asia Times - Malaysian youth service bill attacked
		Mahathir is due to step down in October, a general election is expected soon after, followed by UMNO party elections in the middle of next year.
		Others wonder whether the national-service scheme is being introduced with political considerations in mind, especially the coming general election due by the end of 2004 but expected to be held earlier.
		In the last general election in 1999, some 680,000 new voters were denied the chance to vote, as their registrations were not processed in time for the polls.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/EF21Ae01.html (1018 words)

	MALAYSIA — 11TH GENERAL ELECTIONS: a curtain raiser
		In the last general elections held in November 1999, the ruling coalition won 148 of the 193 seats as compared to 162 out of the 192 seats in the 1995 elections.
		The 1999 elections was unique in a sense that the support of ethnic Malays (who comprise 60% of the population) to the ruling coalition had reduced considerably for the first time since independence.
		The BN has won all the general elections since independence and in the ensuing elections also it will be no surprise if it returns to power with a 2/3rds majority.
	www.saag.org /papers10/paper943.html (1370 words)

	Malaysian Elections 1999: Election Commission
		The Malaysian Election Commission (or Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya, SPR) was established on September 4, 1957 pursuant to Article 113 and 114 of the Federal Constitution.
		The members of the Election Commission are appointed by the Yang di Pertuan Agong (HM the King) after consultation with the Council of Rulers.
		Upon the formation of Malaysia in 1963 with the inclusion of Sabah and Sarawak, the number of members was increased by one, to represent Sabah and Sarawak on rotational basis.
	www.sadec.com /Election/spr.html (194 words)

	TCS Daily - Islamism's Malaysian Setback
		A significant outcome of the 2004 election was the re-ordering of the political landscape that was already being altered by the growing influence of Islam in politics and society.
		The election was but a temporary setback in its long struggle to achieve an Islamic state through the ballot box.
		The election was also a major test for Hadi Awang, who took over the PAS presidency upon the death of his predecessor.
	www.tcsdaily.com /article.aspx?id=051804B (1847 words)

	Malaysia: Fair and Free Elections?
		Their observations were compiled in a report (Interim Report On the 1999 Malaysian General Election) which has been released to the Election Commission, local political parties as well as Election Watch organisations overseas.
		Far from responding with enthusiasm that Malaysians were concerned about their electoral process and were willing to help make it more 'fair and free', the Election Commission chose to reject the report out of hand.
		The election petition requests that Samy Vellu's victory be nullified and that Jeyakumar be declared the winner instead, or, alternatively, that the result be declared null and void (meaning a by-election be held).
	www.aliran.com /oldsite/monthly/2000/03b.html (1202 words)

	Malaysian general election, 1999 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1999 Malaysian General Election was held on 29 November 1999 as stipulated by the laws of Malaysia for general elections.
		However, due to the Anwar Ibrahim scandal, the win was one of the lowest experienced by the ruling coalition over the years, since independence, with the exception of the 1969 general election.
		Trends in Malaysia: Election Assessment (PDF) a 62 pages collection of papers from Institute of Southeast Asian Studies after the 1999 election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malaysian_general_election,_1999 (241 words)

	How can the Presidential Election of a democratic nation be such a mess? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In December 1999, the then KMT Presidential candidate James Soong, who was supported by more than 40% of the Taiwanese people, was forced out of the party because of a set-up caused by jealousy rising within the party that had ruled Taiwan for 55 years.
		In a hypothetical country where the political situation is stable, and people are living properously, in a general election, people will generally want to maintain a government that does a good job to run the nation, one that is benevolent to its citizens.
		In this particular election, the northeast and the Pacific coast are primarily Democrat, and the rest of the country tending towards Republican rule.
	www.wpi.edu /News/TechNews/001114/election.shtml (1936 words)

	Phantom voters rear ugly head in Malaysian polls, watchdog gr... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		But the Bangkok-based Asian Network for Free Elections said the irregularities did not mean that the overall result of Monday's poll, which saw a major victory for the ruling National Front, was invalid.
		Saiyud said that although the elections were conducted relatively peacefully, "it is difficult to conclude that the electoral process and the polling are free and fair due to the discrepancies in the handling of the voter registration."
		Sunai charged that there were flaws in the electoral process and the Election Commission failed to take action, but he said it was premature to conclude that the entire election was faulty.
	members.tripod.com /ris202012/_disc1/0000019a.htm (555 words)

	CNN - Malaysian leader's party prevails in state election - March 13, 1999
		The Election Commission put the number of National Front seats at 31 in Sabah state's 48-seat assembly.
		The outcome in Sabah, one of 14 states that make up the Malaysian federation, was the first gauge of Mahathir's popularity since he fired his popular deputy prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, in September.
		It was also the first election since the Asian economic crisis hit Malaysia in mid-1997.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9903/13/malaysia.elex.02/index.html (290 words)

	The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today
		By all accounts, after the chaotic period that preceded the past elections in 1999, the country deserves to be at peace during this election campaign.
		Already the authorities have warned that Malaysian terror suspect Azahari, who is though to still be at large here, could launch more attacks during the general election.
		For the elections to be about substance, the people should be provided with as many opportunities as possible to learn about the political parties' ideas and programs.
	www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20040225.F01 (880 words)

	Muslimedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The results of the general elections held on March 21 in Malaysia were as expected (see Crescent, March 2004): a return to the pre-Anwar-Ibrahim saga situation.
		Although the tightly-controlled media were quick to claim that the "resounding comeback" of the ruling National Front, led by UMNO, was proof of Malaysians’ confidence in the administration of Abdullah Badawi, the new prime minister, the results were a foregone conclusion.
		Unlike the so-called ‘Islamist’ politicians in Turkey, who made ‘de-evolution’ to Kemalism a convenient tactic for every election, and thereby played safe within the secular set-up, the PAS leadership has managed to be courageous enough to accept defeat and come out, at least, without losing their Islamic aspirations.
	www.muslimedia.com /archives/sea04/my-election2.htm (916 words)

	A Structural Analysis of the 1999 Malaysian General Election: Changing Voting Preference of Ethnic Chinese and Malay ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		During the 1999 election campaign, middle-classed parties and ethnic parties debated about national interest and ethnic interest repeatedly.
		The result was that Mahathir won his fifth tenure as prime minister and became the longest-serving leader in Asia.
		In 1999 the Anwar Effect surprisingly fueled the Reformasi movement.
	www.brookings.edu /fp/cnaps/papers/lin20021219.htm (347 words)

	ANC's Big Bucks Make Opposition See Red
		The ANC on Tuesday disputed this and said Mandela was speaking about donations to the party in general and not its election campaign.
		DP spokesman Douglas Gibson said it was incredible that amounts of this magnitude were being spent on the South African election.
		ANC spokesman Thabo Masebe said: "The donations that Madiba was talking about were not for the ANC election campaign, but were donated over the years." Mandela had not specified when these donations were made, some of which had been given as far back as 1990.
	www.anc.org.za /elections/news/apr/en042111.html (729 words)

	CNN.com - Short notice for Malaysian poll - Mar. 5, 2004
		Malaysians will vote March 21 for their first new prime minister in a generation, with incumbent Abdullah Ahmad Badawi almost certain of defeating the fundamentalist Islamic opposition and winning a mandate to fight corruption within his long-ruling party.
		The Election Commission announced the polling date Friday and set a March 13 deadline for candidates to lodge their nominations, leaving an official campaign period of barely one week.
		Unofficial campaigning for the snap election gained pace as the date was announced.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/malaysia.poll.ap/index.html (576 words)

	H-Net* DAP facing financial collapse
		In the recent general election, the Chinese voters swung against the DAP for all the wrong reasons, as for instance, in Bukit Bendera, succumbing to the
		After the 1995 election catastrophe, the DAP leadership and rank-and-file were completely demoralised resulting in division and fault-finding and the Party wasted
		The election debacle of the DAP in 1995 where DAP’s 20 Parliamentary and 45 Assembly seats was slashed to nine Parliamentary and eleven state assembly seats
	www.mail-archive.com /hizb@hizbi.net/msg04796.html (1244 words)

	General Election 1999, Malayisia - Data & An Analysis
		This set of data can be used for any other analyses of the Malaysian General Election of 29 Nov 1999.
		The Barisan Alternatif would add 12 parliamentary seats had the 685,000 newly registered voters been allowed to vote in the 29 Nov 1999 general election.
		They are arranged generally with the most summarized on top, down to the raw materials at the bottom.
	www.geocities.com /jkscheah/ge1999/index.html (883 words)

	Union of Councils for Soviet Jews: In Their Own Words: Extremist Nationalists in the New Duma
		While the Russian and the international media focused on the strengthening in President Putin’s increasing hard-line rule and its negative implications for the country’s fragile democracy, a largely overlooked factor was the extent to which extremist nationalism, as reflected in hate speech by candidates across the ideological spectrum, flourished.
		Kremlin officials failed utterly to live up to their pledges that, in contrast to the 1999 elections, extremist parties and statements would not be permitted.
		On February 22, 1999 while addressing a meeting of Cossacks in Novocherkassk, General Makashov declared that his Movement to Support the Army should be renamed “The Movement Against Kikes.” He also declared that Jews: “Are bold and so impudent because we are asleep.
	www.fsumonitor.com /stories/011204DumaElections2003.shtml (5780 words)

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