KUALA LUMPUR - Despite record low turnouts in two consecutive state elections last year, new political parties are emerging in Malaysia with an eye on a share of millions of first-time voters.
These new parties, many with young politicians, are also looking to fill a leadership vacuum created by public dissatisfaction over how successive federal governments have performed.
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