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Over Half Of Youth Undecided On Political Affiliation

Ibrahim Suffian, Programme Director, Merdeka Center

23-Sep-21 07:45

Over Half Of Youth Undecided On Political Affiliation

The lifting of the voting age to 18 and automatic voter registration will see 8 million new voters enter the electorate, including a million under the age of 21. What are political parties doing to court the youth vote, and what do the younger generation desire from political leadership? We speak to Ibrahim Suffian of the Merdeka Centre on the trends in youth and politics.

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Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Noelle Lim, Khoo Hsu Chuang


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