The 14th General Election (GE) is one of the elections that has recorded its own history when the BN that ruled for 61 years was successfully defeated for the first time. This article aims to analyze the pattern of Malay youth support in rural areas of Kedah. By using primary data obtained from the results of the 2018 GE from the Election Commission according to the voting channels of the youths consisting of 3 selected rural DUNs in the state of Kedah. The data were analyzed using analytical methods based on the majority won by political parties contesting in the area supported by secondary information, namely past studies from journal articles, seminar papers and academic reference books. The results of the analysis, the findings show the Malay youths are increasingly daring to criticize if there are leaders who do not understand their point of view. It is also closely related to the liquidity of the feudal nature of the soul of youth, and because of that they are no longer concerned about adherence to political parties but rather to find the solution to a problem for the good of the country. Malay youths are also the most crowded group became voters and thus act as a decisive victory to a political party. Therefore, it can be concluded that the role of youth is important in shaping a developed and courageous country to participate in the process of socioeconomic and socio-political development of a country.
Post-General Election 2018 (GE) 2018 saw 10 by-elections held in the wake of incumbent death, resignation, and cancellation of the by-election by court order. The by-elections include the State constituencies of Sungai Kandis, Seri Setia, Balakong, Semenyih, Rantau, Parliamentary constituencies of Port Dickson, Cameron Highlands, Sandakan, Tanjong Piai and Kimanis. All of these by-elections have a particular impact on the country’s socio-economic and political. Therefore, it is the purpose of this study to analyze the by-election post-2018 General Election in Malaysia. Based on analysis of the by-election after general election 2018 data, field observation and the extraction of secondary sources such as journal articles and conference papers, the majority of these polls initially showed a declining drop in voting percentage of less than 50 percent and in the form of a political coalition between UMNO (BN) and PAS. This by-election also followed some electoral reforms set by the Election Commission (EC), and the fulfillment of election promises based on the manifesto of the 2018 GE and the by-elections and institutional reforms. All of these elections show the importance of the role of the authorities in fulfilling election promises, the importance of the voice, the hope of the people being heard, and solving their problems, especially economic and unity issues. This by-election also teaches in terms of effective and wise crisis management, political party preparedness to streamline their electoral machinery, while also motivating party leadership to work harder to win the electorate for the coming GE-15. Therefore, the analysis of the impact of this study is important in contributing to the electoral process, electoral law, guidelines, transparency, political party strategies, and their relevance to the global world.
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