May 9, 2018. A day that will be forever etched in the memories
of Malaysians who witnessed the 14th General Elections
("GE14"). It was the day on which Malaysians witnessed,
for the first time since the country's independence, a change
in government. The 61-year-old Barisan Nasional coalition (and its
predecessor, the Alliance Party), long synonymous with Malaysia,
were ousted from power by the barely two-year old Pakatan Harapan
coalition.
While we have witnessed with excitement or trepidation
(depending on who is asked) the rise of interesting (and possibly
controversial) developments in the Malaysian fabric since the
change of government, the period leading up to, and immediately
after, GE14 was also not without its share of dramatic events. This
article discusses several notable events that took place during
this period.
