The highly anticipated 13th General Election (GE13) was finally given a date, May 5, 2013 and it is slated to be the most competitive election in Malaysian history. The question that most citizens are asking with regard to GE13 is: will our economy be able to withstand a change in government?
As political scientist Dr Wong Chin Huat said, this uncertainty is a natural response to the situation we are in. “The electoral authoritarian regime has its legitimacy based on economic performance. So it’s natural to wonder: if the regime does change, will economic prosperity still continue?”
