Muda, Undi18 see GE15 as acid test for youth vote

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — Malaysians aged 18 to 21 could play a significant role in shaping the outcome of the 15th general election (GE15), said leaders from Malaysian United...

Wednesday, 12 Oct 2022 7:00 AM MYT

He believed the young, first-time voters would buck predictions of their political apathy, and be an important deciding factor in GE15. He said Muda was not only aiming to empower the youth by representing them in such matters, but also to ensure that the typically underserved segment would have a pathway to become decision- and policy-makers in the country.

Undi18 co-founder Tharma Pillai acknowledged that while the youth vote was demonstrably low in previous state elections, this would be different in GE15. “And many of these voters may not be living in their hometown anymore, they may only be voting in their hometown. So, these kinds of urban voters, who originally came from rural areas, might be concerned about federal matters more than state levels,” he asserted.

 

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