The politics of the Malays, particularly UMNO politics, had undergone a sea change in the first few years of the Mahathir stewardship, and the party presidency was challenged for the second time in 41 years.
马来人的政治特别是巫统政治在马哈迪领导下出现了变化，党主席自41年来第二次受到重大挑战。