Relive the Malaysian Tsunami of May 9 through these beautiful artworks!

Written by Eksentrika

Relive the Malaysian Tsunami of May 9 through these beautiful artworks!

We’re done with Season 13 of Malaysian politics and by god, the finale episode on May 9 was… woahhh!!

32222310 1949563885118384 5580203939699097600 n — “We wanted our country to be better so we acted togethee and actually made change happen! What a time to be alive!” Masta & Brat says.

Malaysia’s hotly contested 14th General Elections went down in history for Malaysians who replaced Barisan Nasional, the former ruling coalition for the first time ever in the nation’s 61 years of independence!

Malaysians of all shapes, sizes and colour began queuing up before the sun could even rise to end a six decade long rule of Barisan Nasional. The date marked the start of a new chapter under Pakatan Harapan led by a 93-year-old former prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad. Mahathir had quit politics in 2003 but decided to make a return.

32202886 1718694551558500 4354275185130471424 n — “Today’s a very important day for my country. Today is a day of much hope for change, a change for a better future.” **Deborah Christie Tan** post reads on May 9.

The coalition, consisting of Anwar Ibrahim’s PKR, Mahathir’s PPBM, DAP and Warisan was formed a year in advance to boot out Najib Razak who has been heavily linked with alleged scandals, gruesome murders, disappearance of a commercial flight, oppressive policies, and the stifling of freedom of expression.

32105608 10157469797146038 5985221967052013568 o 1 — Bangun pagi, pergi undi. Artwork by **Vinz Tan**.

Malaysians rose to the occasion to send a resounding message; that they’re capable of replacing a complacent government. The momentous occasion which many Malaysians have now dubbed, “Malaysia’s second independence day” comes after five Bersih protests over the years since 2007 to have free and fair elections in the country.

32080913 1627614167337497 5424948864882835456 n — Now Malaysians await with bated breath to view their cabinet. Artwork by **Nicholas Quah**.

32089565 1267019730098561 5440572414012424192 n — Despite being under-aged. **Happy Boy** voted. Wait, what?? Mana EC??!

32130544 2057524200942142 7608025843167657984 o — **Arif Rafhan Othman** reminded Malaysians to bring their IC along to vote **because this**.

32148552 861578554044362 7999258661882953728 o — “A hint of light has just shine upon the darkness that we’ve been facing for years and I’m proud to say that unity has brought our country its long deserved justice. Great job, Malaysians.” says **Qyarae T**.

32169297 1981801598521435 5507153405056909312 n — Some flew, some drove, some cycled and some walked to vote. By the **Book of Lai**.

32214807 10157473371791038 8527983953657724928 o — ”The New Malaysia” by **Wy Vinz 歪兔**.

32170100 1675827409159622 4464064307381927936 o — For many Malaysians, the election results was a positive sign in upholding democracy. Artwork by **Nel’s Creations**.

32169319 10156250718753076 6341634678444785664 n — **Suraya Hazim**‘s GE14 info-graphic.

32169816 1933592666712835 5517152346620035072 n — “Shri Malaysia Vijayamandalam – O Malaysia, Prosperous Times Have Begun …” **Shri Parwandram** predicts through his mandala.

32158774 10216481643983210 2841300499016187904 o — **Stan Lee** volunteered as a polling and counting agent. He also drew in between the process.

32207803 10155603524503597 6636083913838034944 n — Many Malaysians after standing in long lines for hours to vote, had to wait longer for the results to trickle in. Artwork by **Kin Lee**.

32145518 1952409138165824 9014618449967579136 o — **Roselin Yusof** considers May 9 as Malaysia Day!

32231658 10213842858719107 7386924199534657536 o — **Joshua Chung** doodled while waiting for his family members to finish voting.

32214681 379460659198680 4063425922605252608 n — We bet many were checking out other people’s fingers to see if they voted or not. Artwork by **50xen**.

32116743 10156316586014820 340056397892812800 o1 — The GE14 is a milestone in Malaysia’s democratic system. Artwork by Ming Siew.

32308839 10157320078959348 3161104738833924096 n — Some people, such as the media personnel, worked overtime to bring Malaysians updates on the elections. Artwork by **Alvin Ng**.

32266925 10156143521280772 1606091728870178816 o — “Mixed feelings- surreal, happy, grateful, hopeful yet anxious. Still, Malaysians Boleh!! This will just be a start of the new Chapter and let’s continue to fight for what’s right!” **Ee Xuen Chong** exclaims.

32159587 10156312119541081 8308943288736415744 o — “Keranamu Malaysia” **Wai Theng** says.

32089504 2023159214617891 3106125154535604224 o — A hopeful Malaysia is reborn. Artwork by **RYu小秋**

32089469 10216731404902504 1523908955590361088 o — A seemingly indelible government was removed through a flick of a finger. By **Jie Ching**.

32087079 10156508877439455 6042443090487148544 o — Many prominent Barisan Nasional politicians saw their political careers end at GE14. Artwork by **Iz Hann**.

And yes, Season 14 of Malaysia debuted its first episode yesterday with the swearing in of Mahathir Mohamad as Malaysia’s 7th prime minister!

32151408 198277160789109 12813579661082624 o — Mahahir Mohamad was Malaysia’s longest serving prime minister (1981 – 2003). He now holds the record for being the oldest prime minister in Malaysia and in the world. Art by **Kok Wei**.

Many of these artworks were selected from the Doodle Malaysia – Do you doodle? Facebook group. Eksentrika highly recommends Pakatan Harapan, the current ruling government of Malaysia, to collaborate with these talented artists to assist in the reformation efforts of Malaysia *cough* get them do logos *cough* education *cough* *cough* more art spaces *cough*