This article was first published as ISEAS Perspective 2020/93 “The Slim By-Election: Pejuang’s First and Mahathir’s Last Battle?” and adapted for republication by Jakarta Post on 27 August 2020.
Dr Francis Hutchinson is Senior Fellow and Coordinator, Malaysia Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS). Mr Kevin Zhang is Research Officer at ISEAS.
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