Editing Mayor (section)

===Malaysia===
{{See also|Mayor of Kuala Lumpur|Mayor of Penang Island}}
The mayor functions as the head of the local government of the cities in Malaysia. To date, there are [[List of cities in Malaysia#Cities of Malaysia|14 officially-recognised cities in the country]].

In cities which lie within the jurisdiction of any one of the [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|13 Malaysian states]], the mayor is appointed by the state government.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Elect local leaders |url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2017/10/24/elect-local-leaders |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617165044/http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2017/10/24/elect-local-leaders |archive-date=17 June 2018 |access-date=17 June 2018 |website=www.thesundaily.my |language=en}}</ref> [[Kuala Lumpur]], the country's capital, is a notable exception, as it forms part of the [[Federal Territories (Malaysia)|Federal Territories]] which come under the purview of the [[Government of Malaysia|Malaysian federal government]], via the [[Ministry of Federal Territories (Malaysia)|Ministry of Federal Territories]]. Thus, the mayor of Kuala Lumpur is selected by, and subordinate to, the [[Minister of Federal Territories (Malaysia)|Minister of Federal Territories]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 June 2018 |title=Teresa Kok: Federal Territories Ministry should be abolished |work=The Edge Markets |url=https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/teresa-kok-federal-territories-ministry-should-be-abolished |access-date=17 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617165117/https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/teresa-kok-federal-territories-ministry-should-be-abolished |archive-date=17 June 2018}}</ref>

Following the [[Malaysian general election, 2018|2018 general election]], which saw the country undergoing its first ever regime change, there have been calls to revive local government elections, which had been the practice in certain cities such as Kuala Lumpur, [[George Town, Penang|George Town]], [[Ipoh]] and [[Malacca City|Melaka]] until their abolishment in 1965.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Non-partisan local elections the way forward, says Ipoh NGO {{!}} Malay Mail |url=https://www.malaymail.com/s/1631905/non-partisan-local-elections-the-way-forward-says-ipoh-ngo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617165055/https://www.malaymail.com/s/1631905/non-partisan-local-elections-the-way-forward-says-ipoh-ngo |archive-date=17 June 2018 |access-date=17 June 2018 |website=www.malaymail.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 May 2018 |title=Local elections to begin as soon as economy stabilises |work=The Edge Markets |url=http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/local-elections-begin-soon-economy-stabilises |url-status=live |access-date=17 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617165049/http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/local-elections-begin-soon-economy-stabilises |archive-date=17 June 2018}}</ref> The reinstatement of local government elections would lead to the mayoral position being elected, instead of being appointed as per the current system.