Abstract
Malaysia has entered a phase of political transition. In late June, long-serving Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad dramatically announced his impending resignation. The prospect now is that he will stay in office until October 2003, to be succeeded Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. While Malaysia's foreign policy is likely to become less prickly, there are unlikely to be drastic changes in domestic policy. Compared with Mahathir, Badawi's leadership is likely to be measured, and built on consensus rather than vision and drive. In comparison with Mahathir, Abdullah may appear colourless and vacillating. It is also possible that Abdullah's high ethical standards and apparent disdain for 'money politics' could disadvantage him in the face of future leadership challenges from other senior party figures, undermining his chances of being other than a transitional leader.
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