Election fever! Memories of a by-election gone by
By James Springer
September 2015 FEATURE
Malaysians love festivals, to the point of even turning by-elections into one. But it is not just all about flags and buntings – the mechanisms are much more complicated than that.In the true style of festive Malaysian élan, the Permatang Pauh by-election campaign that went on from the end of April through to early May this year painted the town in a state of high energy, noise and colour, with constituent busts on billboards and horns, chants and microphones preaching...
James Springer
is a free-lance writer who concentrates on cultural and political situations around the world. He has contributed to Penang Monthly, The Edge and The Expat, and will release his first book, Malaysia's Canvas, in the beginning of 2018. He is also a trained Sommelier and co-editor of the Penang Free Sheet.
