Undi18 a wild card with young new voters

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JOHOR BARU: A Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia leader has cautioned Umno against being overconfident about a state election in view of the pool of new voters aged below 21.

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Each of the 56 constituencies would see an increase of at least 20% to 25% of voters, said Bersatu affiliate wing deputy national chairman Dr Chong Fat Full .Undi18, which set the minimum voting age to 18 instead of 21, came into force on Dec 15 last year.“I hope Umno is not pushing for a state election just to find out voting trends among the youth as part of its prelude to the 15th General Election ,” he said in an interview.

The Johor government comprises 10 state executive councillors, five each from Barisan Nasional and Bersatu. Johor Bersatu information chief Mohd Solihan Badri said all quarters should put a stop to speculation about a state election. Mohd Solihan, who is also Johor public works, infrastructure and transportation committee chairman, said Johor Bersatu was making this call as there had been much chatter about the state assembly being dissolved on Saturday.

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