COMMENT | The 14th general election (GE14) in May 2018 changed the face of national politics, civil society, elections, and democracy in Malaysia in a multitude of ways - which other articles in this series will expand upon.

What is less often highlighted is how the election also transformed state-federal relations in the country and reinvigorated important discussions over federalism.

Up to recently, there were always more states led by the federal ruling party than the opposition.