Anwar Ibrahim

Anwar Ibrahim, a member of Malaysia's Parliament, is President of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat and Leader of the Pakatan Harapan coalition.

How democracy is won

It is perhaps indicative of our times that the peaceful transition of power by means of a democratic election is a candidate for “Disruption of the Year”. The outcome of the Malaysian general election in May was the hopeful outlier to a global trend toward populist nationalism, engineered through fear of refugees, migrants, and the “other”.

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January 1, 2019
January 1, 2019

How democracy is won

It is perhaps indicative of our times that the peaceful transition of power by means of a democratic election is a candidate for “Disruption of the Year”. The outcome of the Malaysian general election in May was the hopeful outlier to a global trend toward populist nationalism, engineered through fear of refugees, migrants, and the “other”.