New Media, Incumbency and Malaysian Politics: The Defeat of the Barisan Nasional (BN) in GE14 (2018)

Arizka Warganegara and Muhammad Febriansyah and Lee, Kuok Tiung (2023) New Media, Incumbency and Malaysian Politics: The Defeat of the Barisan Nasional (BN) in GE14 (2018). POLITEIA: Jurnal Ilmu Politik, 15. pp. 27-47. ISSN 0216-9290

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Abstract

The Malaysian 14th General Election (GE14) has ended the political domination of Barisan Nasional (BN) of the last 61 years and resulted in a new discussion in Malaysian politics. The main purpose of this study is to explore the factors that caused BN to fail in the last election and to refine the incumbency theory posited by Hirano and Snyder Jr (2012) and Torcal (2014). We argue that various factors have contributed to the defeat of the BN government in the 14th GE, namely the 1MDB corruption scandal, the implementation of the progressive Good and Service Tax (GST), the rise of living costs, and the China-oriented foreign and economic policies, as well as the Mahathir factor. Our results also contribute to further developing incumbency theory. Instead of relying on traditional factor of incumbent defeat in election such as scandal and economic factors, the role of new media in spreading the news about the corruption scandal and the government’s economic underperformance have also contributed to a political shift in Malaysia.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	New Media, Malaysian politics, GE14, Democracy, Government, Incumbency and Election
Subjects:	J Political Science > JQ Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.) > JQ21-6651 Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.) > JQ21-1852 Asia
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Depositing User:	SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS -
Date Deposited:	07 Jun 2024 14:23
Last Modified:	07 Jun 2024 14:23
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38765

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