[PHOTOS] Old-school campaigning for younger voters

KUALA LUMPUR – Muda, which has nominated 19 candidates in the 2023 state elections and refused to join forces with any other parties, seems to be forming a viable threat to the more established parties.

The party’s fresher, more pragmatic approach gives it the advantage in getting votes from youth aged 18 to 20, who were automatically registered as voters in the 15th general election.

These young voters number 661,905 from the 9.7 million voters eligible to vote this year, and nominating younger candidates shows that the party has its finger on the pulse of the youth.

However, despite the party’s progressive front in its current social media onslaught, Muda cannot escape campaigning the traditional way and meeting voters in person to understand them better.

Bukit Antarabangsa candidate Melanie Ting has been doing just that, meeting voters at the Cahaya Indah night market to better understand what they need from a representative.

She also joined diners at the Nasrah tomyam restaurant here; in a seat held by incumbent Selangor Perikatan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, who previously ran on the Pakatan Harapan ticket.

For Ting, the traditional approach has also not stopped her from taking a fresher tack with a flash mob around the area to draw younger voters.

Petra News photographer SALWA FARHANA ISMAIL brings snapshots of Ting on the campaign trail around Bukit Antarabangsa, ahead of voting day this Saturday. – The Vibes, August 8, 2023