Data-lore by Venture: October 2012

For Malaysian Voters nowadays, more and more in their minds right now are the 13th General Election of our beloved country. Since end of last year, political soothsayers have been throwing out dates like ripe rambutans during season. And unfortunately, they have been wrong every time. With the current government's term expiration draws closer and closer, never have we seen the GE being delayed to such extent in the last 50 years. Some speculate that the ruling government is trying to delay its inevitable demise. While some think that the Prime Minister is ensuring that all the wheels have been set for the new National Transformation Project to ensure its continuity for the next 10 years.

Therefore, we at Venture have come up with the Viz below to reflect on our country's political history for the past 20 plus years.

Heads Up, some brief info on Malaysia's major parties, do indulge:

BN- Barisan Nasional or the National Front, the ruling party of Malaysia since its Independence
DAP - Democratic Action Party, the ruling party for many capitals cities like Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
PAS - Parti Islam Semalaysia or Malaysian Islamic Party, the islamist party ruling Kelantan for most of its years and have been getting termendous support in the Northern region.
PKR - Parti Keadilan Rakyat or People's Justice Party, the evolutionary parti of KEADILAN which was formed during the Anwar impeachment case at the turn of the century.

(data courtesy of the Prime Minister's Office http://www.pmo.gov.my)

-Zan