#pru14

[reivenesque]

It’s now official! Pakatan rise to the top!

Pakatan Harapan - which roughly translates to Coalition of Hope, consisting of approximately 4 different opposition parties united to bring down the ruling government that is Barisan Nasional, has done the impossible and cost Barisan Nasional the ruling seat in Parliament and the government of Malaysia. Our (now former) Prime Minister is the first Prime Minister in the history of this country that didn’t step down willingly and instead has been unseated by a landslide loss to the opposition.

Pakatan Harapan which is lead by our former Prime Minister, 92 year old Tun Dr. Mahathir - who once sat at the head of the Barisan Nasional party and will now become the first ever PM in this country to hold this position two times in his life time. One of the parties that makes up Pakatan is Parti Keadilan, which is lead by Tun Mahathir’s former Deputy Prime Mister, Anwar Ibrahim for a time during his run, who then became his biggest foe for years over a major drama that ended with him incarcerated. He’s still in jail and his wife is running the party in his stead.

Can you imagine? Two people on opposite sides, arguably each other’s biggest nemesis, putting aside their grievances to start a coalition party to topple the evil government? This is honestly like some dystopian novel shit, you can’t even make this up.

That isn’t even the end of it. Anwar’s wife, Wan Azizah, who I said is head of Parti Keadilan in his stead and as such, deputy of Pakatan Harapan, is also looking to become the very first woman Deputy Prime Minister this country has ever seen.

I never thought I’d be around to witness the downfall of Barisan Nasional. Malaysia always prides itself on being a democratic country, but the government’s understanding of democratic is: ‘democratic, as long as it’s Barisan.’ And to see them lose is such a spectacular fashion after years of fucking up the country and treating their citizens like crap, it’s honestly giving me chills. This is an event of historical proportions and I’m so very proud to have been just one small part of that.

I’m also very very proud in that the fact that my state and parliament seat that I voted for was won by Pakatan.

I honestly have chills right now.

[are-you-lyk-srsly]

And just like that, 60 years of ruling has come to an end. Wow. This just marks the beginning of a better, brighter future. Today, we celebrate. Today, we face the future with hope.

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Malaysia, negaraku. I'm so proud of you and your rakyat. Our voices have been loud enough, we are finally being heard.

[tariqk]

a(n incomplete) list things that still need to be done

We still can't vote for local councils.

We still have a labor crisis, both local and foreign.

We still have government austerity policies.

We still have bourgeoise flight from public education.

We still have a public health crisis.

We still have a mental health crisis.

We still don't have a way to hold the police accountable.

We still have an incarceration crisis.

We still have refugee crisis.

Our judiciary still isn't independent.

Neither is our civil service.

There are people who were born here who are still stateless.

They're still denied basic facilities like education and healthcare.

Our public transport system is still dependent on large numbers of privately-owned vehicles.

There is no guarantee that the winners of this election won't try to entrench themselves into power via gerrymandering and voter suppression.

The religious administration of Islam is still done by authorities that aren't democratically accountable to their ummah.

LGBT rights are still marginal topics that no political party wants to address.

Same with capitalist white supremacy. Which is still a thing, despite more than half a century of independence.

Our electoral systems are still dominated by politics that are a natural consequence of the first-past-the-post electoral system, i.e. two political parties that will try their damn best to stay within the Overton window.

Speaking of which, the Overton window has fallen off the cliff of the right-wing and frankly we're not very far from fascism.

I think it's a good idea for us to sit back and take a breather and care for ourselves, but Malaysia isn't “saved” yet. Not by a long shot.

By no means am I saying you can't feel good about yourself and that you don't deserve a break, but this was always going to be a long fight. And it's just getting started.

This isn't a sprint. This is a marathon.

[aishasauce]

[abuhanifah]

10 Mei 2018, 8:40PM. . Dalam kemenangan Allah berpesan. . An-Nasr 110:3 فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ تَوَّابًۢا Maka ucapkanlah tasbih dengan memuji Tuhanmu dan mintalah ampun kepadaNya, sesungguhnya Dia amat menerima taubat. . Alhamdulillah . Tahniah buat PAS kerna kekalkan kelantan, dan menaut kembali Terengganu. . Dan tahniah juga Buat PKR kerna menjadi kerajaan Baru. Satu fenomena peralihan yang sekian lama rakyat inginkan. . "Ada dua peperangan utama dalam Islam. . Perang Badar nak ajar bagaimana mendepani kemenangan. Bukan dengan keangkuhan. . Perang Uhud nak mengajar bagaimana mendepani kekalahan. Bukan dengan menuding jari." . Menang tak megah. Kalah tak rebah. Teruskan dakwah dalam perjuangan. . Senantiasa diingatkan, perjuangan kita bukan untuk dunia, tapi untuk akhirat. . Moga Allah Redha dengan jalan ini. Teruskan perjuangan! . #PRU14 #kerajaanbaru #malaysiaku #malaysia #passelangor #abuhanifah #alhamdulillah

[byeoltan]

ohh godd yesterday and today has been so emotional for so many malaysians, we finally get to have the government we truly want i jus t. it took over six decades for this historic day.. here’s to a better malaysia, a better world♡

may 9th, 2017 – change of government in south korea  may 9th, 2018 – change of government in malaysia

[horatiocainez]

River taxi on a mission for a #betternation #pru14 #Sarawak #Miri #Baram (at Sungai Batang Baram)

[known-to-self]

It’s been at least an hour now and I’m still SHOOK