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Power-sharing by Pakatan Rakyat in Selangor state government from 2008-2013
an analysis from the consociational approach
International Islamic University Malaysia
xiii, 121 leaves : illustrations ; 30cm.
This study examines the power-sharing practice by Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in Selangor state government from 2008 to 2013. It uses two components of consociational theory; grand coalition and proportionality to analyze the power-sharing of three parties in PR; Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DAP), and Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS). The data for this research are collected from interviews with PR's Selangor State Assemblypersons, Selangor State Assembly Hansard and online news. The findings can be categorized into three aspects. Firstly, the study suggests that the grand coalition of the three parties worked as an electoral pact prior to March 2008 elections and the inability of any party to gain absolute majority required the parties to practice power-sharing in administering the Selangor state government. Secondly, the study also suggests that the distribution of state electoral seats and State Executive Committee (EXCO) posts were done based on ethnic consideration rather than parties consideration. Finally, this study suggests that the Selangor's PR government experienced challenges in managing ethno-religious issues, state's rights in a federalism and in managing parties and the coalition's internal conflicts.
Thesis (MHSPS)--International Islamic University Malaysia, 2019.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-121).