Parti Islam Se-Malaysia’s rise in GE15: Is Malaysia becoming more conservative?

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While some analysts have said that this shows a moving tide in Malaysian politics towards Islamism, other observers have taken a softer stance, pointing to other underlying issues.

in the 15th general election has left non-Muslims and non-Malays in Malaysia concerned about the country potentially heading in a more conservative direction.

The massive showing by PAS was likely in part due to Malay voters disgruntled with the United Malays National Organisation’s years of infighting, leadership struggles and corruption allegations, said Ms Yeoh, the chief executive officer of the think-tank Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs .and its Barisan Nasional coalition, with voters flocking to the party with the next closest set of principles and policies that they could relate to: PAS.

The party’s wins in Saturday's contest are more than double the number of seats it captured in the last election, when it clinched 18 seats. It extended its reach beyond its traditional stronghold of the Malay-belt states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah, and made inroads into liberal states like Penang.

 

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yup, dont come malaya now. may be got slaugtered lol.

Soon to be like this

The word is extremist, not conservative. Conservatives don't declare others as pendatang, kafir and corrupt as a race. Conservatives don't threaten to harm minority groups. Conservatives don't threaten hell and damnation for those who don't vote for them. Remember, extremists.

Look at the stock malaysia today and we know what people think.

Few hours go share Moderate gov now conservative .. this also CNA experts ha?

Only Islamophobic people will create such headlines. Period.

Nope. Years of neglience in education has now created a generation that spend more time on TikTok rather than textbooks.

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