Trying not to check work emails while on annual leave but (!!) just got news that I’ve been awarded two small internal grants at Faculty and Department level to conduct some research in #Malaysia about young voters related to the recent #GE15 15th General Election and I am buzzing! #youth #politics #undi18

Exercised my duty as a Malaysian 🇲🇾 citizen today despite the heavy rainfall since before the crack of dawn and despite my COVID-19 infection (followed the SOP, don't worry). #UndiBanjir #Undi18 #GE15 #MalaysiaMemilih #MYGE15 #PRU15

What is #Undi18? A new voting law that lowers voter age to 18 (from 21) and automatically register voters.

Its effect? +5 million new voters in the #GE15 that are unlikely to support politics as usual.

https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/will-malaysias-first-time-voters-become-a-driving-force-of-ge15/

The #GE15 🗳️ in Malaysia are taking place tomorrow. 2018 meant a turning point for democracy, but the old dynamics were too powerful & most reforms stalled. One got passed, #Undi18, and it might change the face of democracy in Malaysia for the years to come

https://idea.int/blog/how-young-voters-are-revamping-democracy-malaysia