At stake is government stability: since the previous election in 2018, Malaysia has had three prime ministers and seen the collapse of two administrations, while two major opposing coalitions have splintered. | Reuters
Student leader Hajar said while the fatigue was understandable, it was important for young people to voice their frustrations in the national arena.Young voters form a sizeable portion of the six million people newly eligible to cast a ballot, following reforms that lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 and allowed automatic registration. Voters under 40 now make up about half of the 21 million electorate.
“Young voters feel that it’s an important election that they should not miss, particularly young people who are voting for the first time,” said Ibrahim Suffian, the director of independent pollster Merdeka Centre.The concerns over government stability and leadership come at a time of rising inflation and a cloudy economic outlook, which will also drive turnout, Ibrahim said.
Several other smaller parties are also contesting in an election that will see a record 945 candidates vying for 222 parliamentary seats, a factor that could split the vote several ways. Digital marketer and first-time voter Muhammad Imran Hazem Ashari, 22, said he would “vote for any party that could give us stability.”
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