The voting age from 21 to 18. tharma pillai is the co founder of undi18, a malaysian youth movement that successfully advocated constitutional amendment to reduce the minimum voting age. we were just telling you about. rate to have you on the programme, tharma. in your view how important has the youth vote been in these elections? . «a has the youth vote been in these elections? . ., has the youth vote been in these elections? has the youth vote been in these elections? . ., ., elections? thanks for having me. i think it has elections? thanks for having me. i think it has been elections? thanks for having me. i think it has been incredibly - think it has been incredibly important because of the implementation of the low voter edge along with automatic voter registration, you saw 5.8 million, which increase the total electorate by 40%. which increase the total electorate by a0%. in any measure, 40% increase is a huge change in democracy but even more important was that it increase
Especially when you go into a tough economic situation, and we are facing a tough economic situation globally already, so i think that nick said a challenge. but the silver lining as we have had an example of the confidence and supply agreement before between the government and opposition to provide some level of stability. i do believe that might be a model that might be excluded, explored to ensure there is better governance debility make sure there are some decisions, especially in regards to subsidies, and all that economic stuff. . ., ., subsidies, and all that economic stuff. . . ., ., ~ subsidies, and all that economic stuff. ., ., ., ., ~ , ., subsidies, and all that economic stuff. . . ., ., ~ stuff. tharma pillai, thank you so much forjoining stuff. tharma pillai, thank you so much forjoining us stuff. tharma pillai, thank you so much forjoining us on stuff. tharma pillai, thank you so much forjoining us on the - much forjoining us on the programme. much forjoining us o
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 Undi18 co-founder Tharma Pillai today said that VoteMalaysia has managed to bring home 35,092 postal ballots from 25 countries that have since been sent to.