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Malaysia’s ruling coalition will return to power, according to an expert from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Does the ruling coalition's likely victory mean that Malaysian politics is set for more of the same? Perhaps not.

Anwar Ibrahim again placed the Election Commission in the spotlight on Twitter earlier this evening after announcing victory prematurely.

The Islamic party Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) could play a critical role in final outcome of this Sunday’s election, according to Tony Milner

GE13 has been dubbed as the 'social media election'. Ross Tapsell takes a look at a few election related Youtube clips.

Ed Aspinall and Ross Tapsell discuss the mood of voters on the ground in Malaysia.

Political scientist Professor Edward Aspinall from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific has just returned from a whirlwind two-week tour of every state in Malaysia.

The worst thing about the election is not just how much of a head start one coalition has over the other, but what this means for the system as a whole.

Before the 2013 poll there has been a strong feeling among Chinese voters that the election is fundamentally unfair

Josh Neoh, a Malaysian-born academic now based at ANU, argues the 2013 election is not "a foregone conclusion"

Tonight’s Malaysian general election is a battle royale between two behemoth coalitions

The main Islamic-related issues that are currently at the center of electoral discourse are: “Hudud”, the “Allah” controversy, and “Islamic Unity.”