Malaysia will never be the same again.
Changes will come fast....and furious. The new govt in Selegor wants to eliminate the OSA (Official Secrets Act) and implement the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). : [Link].
The poll results have rattled investors : [Link].
Some early analysis of why Badawi lost : [Link].
Malaysians have decided to take a risk and go for change. They are tired of the race based politics, the lack of transparency, curruption, the arrogance of the govt, crime, inflation, inequality, lack of freedom and democracy, govt waste and ineffficiency. Malaysians seem to have alot of things they are unhappy about and the dissatisfaction has been festering beneath a calm surface for some time.
I saw a few interviews with Malaysians on TV and they are generally optimistic that the change will turn out well. The country was almost stagnant when it came to political progress and there was no motivation on the part of BN to make them because they felt no pressure from the populace thinking they can win elections by preserving the status quo.