Would the next General elections in Malaysia brings new changes?

The next General Election in Malaysia is predicted to be a much contested one by the sparks of controversial ethnic favoritism laws that have caused heated debates as they surface times and again throughout its independence. Why would the next election be different than the previous elections?

From the outside, Malaysia is an example of a shining jewel in the corner of South East Asia. As a former British colony, Malaysia has grown leaps and bounds to make its own way to be among the best economies in the world.

Having achieved independence from the British after the decline of the British Colonial Power soon after WWII, Malaysia has built up towards being a first-world nation made out of a multi-racial society.

With the continuing growth of the economy and with a tolerant multi-racial population, peace is enjoyed by most in the young growing country. The growth has not been without conflict. In the late 60s, there was dissatisfaction among the economic wealth of the various groups. The ethnic Chinese were endured to share their earned economic wealth to the predominantly ethnic Malays. Shares of public companies ownership especially owned by other ethnic groups were legislated to require having component of shares to be held by ethnic Malays. The Malays majority advantage in the share of the legislative body seats legislated laws that favored them but this controversial laws have lingered on for far too long even for the other major racial group like the ethnic Indians who have also been placed to accommodate the ethnic Malays.

Today, with a much more educated population and young electoral voters, the new world of democratic ideals may not be the same as perceived by their parents. The voice of fair share and the rights for all may have to show rather than their parents' era of just being tolerance to rules by elite or just accept whatever had been legislated by the controversial law.

Fortunately, there are new generations of educated ethnic Malays who are viewing with more democratic fair rules in a multi-racial society like Malaysia. Hopefully, today's young generation of leaders would be sure to exercise a fairer democratic society. These would be a much needed change for a better share of economic wealth based on merit. They would be the new leaders who would be more accepted and recognized. It is with being inclusive to others in a multi-racial society that they would be accepted by those that want to have them govern them fairly.