Public perceptions of the election commission, election management and democracy in Malaysia
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Public perceptions of the election commission, election management and democracy in Malaysia
（Trends in Southeast Asia series, 2021,
ISEAS Publishing, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, c2021
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-61)
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This report presents findings from a nationwide face-to-face survey of 2,627 Malaysians between March and April 2021 regarding public perceptions on the Election Commission (EC) and on election management. Malaysians by and large hold a cautious, moderate affirmation of the state of democracy in Malaysia, and of it having made notable progress over the past decade. A quarter of respondents regard the 2018 general election to be very free or/and fair, while 43 per cent think that it was free/fair though not without problems. This perception appears to have been influenced by the fact that there was a change of federal government. Public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the election management process and the EC is weakly affirmative, as revealed by a majority expressing a lack of confidence in an eventual online voting system being handled transparently. Urban residents generally have greater distrust in state institutions.
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