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Malaysia state polls: Young voters could send Anwar a wake-up call
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The state polls involve half of Malaysia’s electorate, and are thus billed by many as a referendum on the Anwar administration.
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KUALA LUMPUR – The historic Undi18 constitutional amendment that lowered Malaysia’s voting age from 21 to 18
The move was led by then Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman under the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration, which in the 2018 election overthrew Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN), which had ruled for 61 years.
