Undi18: PBB mapping out strategy to win over young voters
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) will draw up strategies and work harder in the next few months to get closer to young people who will be voting for the first time in the 15th general election (GE15), said PBB vice-president Dr Annuar Rapaee.
He said the enforcement of Undi18 called for a different approach by political parties as new voters aged 18 and above need to be engaged more frequently and consistently compared to the older group.
“However, it is not difficult to convince them of our plans...
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) will draw up strategies and work harder in the next few months to get closer to young people who will be voting for the first time in the 15th general election (GE15), said PBB vice-president Dr Annuar Rapaee.
He said the enforcement of Undi18 called for a different approach by political parties as new voters aged 18 and above need to be engaged more frequently and consistently compared to the older group.
“However, it is not difficult to convince them of our plans because they are actually very receptive to what is happening around them,” he said at a Media Appreciation Night dinner in Sibu last night.
A federal government gazette dated Dec 1, 2021 stated that the automatic registration of voters aged 18 and above came into force on Dec 15 the same year.
Dr Annuar, a three-term Nangka state assemblyman, was thankful for retaining the seat in the recent Sarawak state election with a majority of more than 10,000 votes.
“The recent election was very different because it was not easy to meet voters in person due to the tight SOP (standard operating procedure) in place. For PBB, our strength had been house-to-house campaigns, so the SOP made it difficult for us to tell them of our plans.
"Although we had online campaigning, we did not know its effectiveness as not everyone had internet access,” he added.
He also thanked the media for giving comprehensive, accurate and fair coverage on the recent state election.
–Bernama
You’ll excuse me for being so goddam ignorant…..BUT what is it about young voters that makes them any different to any other voter We are all human beings and we all have the same needs and wants Unfortunately, in Malaysia, no party is interested in the needs of the people As for wants you can go fly a kite Malaysian politicians are interested I only one thing….themselves. That is a clear indicator of why this country is so sick Oh they will talk till the cows come home about unemployment and job creation and eliminating poverty and controlling flooding and cheap housing and better control of everything that needs controlling But nothing ever changes The mega projects pile up (and you know why), repressive legislation gets more repressive, but the overwhelming fact is….NOTHING CHANGES…nothing gets done unless there is money to be made. Nobody thinks ahead….in fact very few people actually think….they just regurgitate So lucky young voters. I simply cannot imagine what you will be offered to “sell your soul to satan”
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