Politics of Malaysia

The politics of Malaysia takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary monarchy, where the Prime Minister of Malaysia is the government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Federal legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament, the Senate and the House of Representatives Since independence, politics has been dominated by the Barisan Nasional coalition led by the United Malays National Organisation Although Malaysian politics has been relatively stable, critics allege that "the government, ruling party, and administration are intertwined with few countervailing forces.