KUALA LUMPUR – A proposal for Malaysia to hold local council elections in large cities has been turned into a racial issue, stoking fears that the larger representation of minorities in these areas could weaken the majority Malays’ political power.
But the real issue, say analysts, is governance, and whether the multicultural parties in the current unity government can administer local councils together.
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