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'Disappointed' Bersih breaks embargo, reveals Sabah redelineation report
Group says it was left with no choice after its call for the report to be made public went unheeded.
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Ismail: Do not sideline students supporting the opposition
UPDATED 6PM | PARLIAMENT | New voters law could turn schools into tense environments, says opposition leader.
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Why get worked up over elections all the time?
COMMENT | 'The Sarawak election is only due in August 2021, still two years away. Why is everyone so excited about that and campaigning now?'
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Analyst: Lowering voting age will open up 'new customers' for parties
This may be a reason why opposition supports Undi 18 bill, says Merdeka Center director Ibrahim Suffian.
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ERC: Electoral roll needs cleaning up before automatic registration
Otherwise, Ab Rashid Ab Rahman warns, voter numbers could be skewed in certain constituencies.
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N9's first village chief election sees 41.39pct turnout
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Leftist Syriza days in power seem numbered as Greeks vote
Polls say opposition conservatives will win, ending leftist rule blamed for running up more debt and mismanaging crises.
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By lowering voting age, Harapan is acting in country's best interests
MP SPEAKS | Harapan will rise to the challenge to make itself the coalition of choice among young voters.
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Undi 18 - the tipping point for youth empowerment
COMMENT | Who better to vote for the future of the country than the younger generation?
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EC chief: Constitution needs further amending for automatic voter registration
Azhar Harun notes that the Elections Regulations would have to be amended as well.
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Maturity is a red herring in discourse on 18-year-olds getting the vote
COMMENT | "If you ask a young person to defend and kill for his or her country, then the young person has a right to determine who is asking him or her to do the killing."
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PAS sets conditional support for lowering of voting age to 18
Tuan Ibrahim says certain conditions have to be met before PAS MPs vote for the amendment.
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Are our 18-year-olds ready to vote?
COMMENT | What will our youths vote for when democracy itself is not mature?
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The post-GE14 electoral reform journey
COMMENT | Measures to overhaul M'sian election system have been heartening, but challenges remain.
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Sabah understands federal gov't's constraints - Shafie
The chief minister says even so, the federal gov't does not restrict the Sabah gov't from speaking up on sticky issues.
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Lajim made election observer as gov't agency rep: EC
SANDAKAN POLLS: His appointment was not connected to his political party, says EC chairman Azhar Azizan Harun.
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Give EC power to take action against electoral offenders, NGOs urge
Bersih, Tindak and Engage ask Putrajaya to take a leaf from the book of Indonesia's Bawaslu.
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Indonesian 'quick counts' underline Widodo poll win, markets rally
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Indonesia's Widodo looks set for polls win, but challenger says no
UPDATED 10PM | 'The victory is not resounding, as he failed to attain the 60pct level that seemed within reach.'
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Harapan will lose next GE if it takes its base for granted
COMMENT | Harapan's lily-livered politicians care more about winning over the Umno/PAS crowd than taking care of their non-Malay base.
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Two men nabbed for searching a police car in Rantau
The men had alleged the police car was carrying excess ballot papers into the polling centre.
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Police helping Indonesia probe marked ballot papers
IGP says cops have requested assistance from Indonesian counterparts as M'sian laws not breached.
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After Mat Hasan, now Streram faces multi-million home claim
RANTAU POLLS | A viral post claims the Harapan candidate owns an RM7.8m bungalow in Klang.
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Independent candidate Malarvizhi has no regrets contesting in Rantau
“This is the first and last time I am contesting," she says.
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TH payout: Harapan chose duty over lying to make people happy - Anwar
RANTAU POLLS | 'We can fake our accounts or we can fulfil our promise'.
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Family claims MIC exploited senior citizen by making him wear Bossku T-shirt
RANTAU POLLS | In a recording, MIC deputy president M Saravanan is seen asking the 60-year-old to change.
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Najib trial a complication for Rantau, KJ admits
RANTAU POLLS | The Rembau MP says BN must explain to the rakyat this is part of the legal process, and no one is presumed guilty.
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Sandakan by-election on May 11
UPDATED 2.40PM | EC announces that nomination for the parliament seat in Sabah will be held on April 27.
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Holograms and breakdancing - a battle for Indonesia's youth vote
Widodo and his challenger Prabowo ramp up efforts to appeal to millennials.
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Streram: Mat Hasan is wrong, Rantau college will boost local economy
RANTAU POLLS | The Harapan candidate says colleges are not exclusive to major towns.