{"id":8983,"date":"2021-04-04T14:39:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T06:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8983"},"modified":"2021-04-04T14:39:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T06:39:40","slug":"bersatu-wants-ec-to-speed-up-implementation-of-18-year-old-voting-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8983","title":{"rendered":"Bersatu wants EC to speed up implementation of 18-year-old voting age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) has urged the Election Commission (EC) to speed up implementation of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2019 on the 18-year-old voting age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin said the move was necessary to recognise the role and involvement of youth in politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018\u2019The Bersatu Supreme Council Leadership Council (MPT) emphasises that the party recognise the role and active participation of youths in politics and community activities,\u2019\u2019 he said in a statement today following the MPT meeting yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said during the meeting,\u00a012 Bersatu representatives,\u00a0\u00a0led by\u00a0party president\u00a0Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, were appointed as\u00a0members of the central level Bersatu-PAS\u00a0Consultative Committee\u00a0to discuss and\u00a0draw up strategies\u00a0to face the 15th\u00a0General Election (GE15).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018\u2019At the same time, Bersatu has also made preparations to help its political allies such as Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) which continues to support the leadership of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as Prime Minister, to face the coming state election,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamzah, who is Home Minister, said the Bersatu MPT also reiterated its commitment to strengthen co-operation between the members of Perikatan Nasional comprising PAS, Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR), Parti Progresif Sabah (SAPP) and Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At  the meeting yesterday, Hamzah said MPT also decided to speed up the appointment  of the head of the party\u2019s  associate member division to empower and further boost their involvement in the party activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The associate members refer to Bersatu members who are not Bumiputra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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