Malaysia Election Young Voters -- USAGM
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- Malaysia Election Young Voters -- USAGM
- November 13, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script Malaysia Election Young Voters HEADLINE: Young Voters in Malaysia Poised to Sway Outcome of General Elections TEASER: Malaysian politicians try to appeal to young people, the majority of eligible voters. PUBLISHED: 11/13/2022 at 2:30 pm BYLINE: Dave Grunebaum DATELINE: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia VIDEOGRAPHER: Dave Grunebaum PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: MAS, Jepsen VIDEO SOURCES: VOA Original PLATFORMS: WEB __ TV X RADIO ___ TRT: 2:32 VID APPROVED BY: TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: There is a companion web story, and photos for a slideshow.)) ((INTRO)) [[Malaysians go to the polls to vote in the nation’s general elections on November 19. Young people are expected to have the biggest impact on the election outcome, and candidates are busy trying to win their support. Dave Grunebaum has more.]] ((PKG)) ((nats, choir singing)) ((NARRATOR)) This choir has strong voices when they sing ((Nats, pop of choir singing)) ((NARRATOR)) and when they speak. ((Chin Zin, Kuala Lumpur Student (male in English))) “We have to get rid of corruption first.” ((Nats, choir singing)) ((NARRATOR)) As election day nears, these young adults know their future is on the line. ((Chin Zin, Kuala Lumpur Student (male in English))) “I think the youth in the coming election will be one of the main kingmakers for the election.” ((Ibrahim Suffian, Merdeka Center for Opinion Research (male in English))) “The under 40 is definitely going to determine who does well or who does poorly in this election.” ((video of suffian, followed by video of a young candidate, followed by video of an older candidate at a table with young voters)) ((NARRATOR)) Ibrahim Suffian, programs director for the Merdeka Center for Opinion Research, says about 60 percent of Malaysia’s eligible voters are younger than 40. Political parties are trying to appeal to them with young candidates while candidates of all ages are prioritizing outreach to young voters. ((Ibrahim Suffian, Merdeka Center for Opinion Research (male in English))) “We have done our surveys, and we found that 70 percent of young people do not trust politicians or political parties. They trust personalities more. So, a lot of these political parties are reorienting the image of their leaders to show them more as caring and forceful personalities that have real causes that they are fighting for, as opposed to politicians that are just pitching for sport.” ((video of Nazri Hashim at table with older parliamentary candidate)) ((NARRATION)) Nazri Hashim is 29, married with a 2-year-old son. He says together with his wife, they earn about $750 dollars a month, making it tough to handle day to day expenses and buy a home. ((Nazri Hashim, Kuala Lumpur Resident (male in English))) “We are living in KL [Kuala Lumpur] and we cannot afford to buy a new house because the pricing is unaffordable.” ((Nats, Stacy Wong singing with choir)) ((video of Stacy Wong)) ((NARRATOR)) Stacy Wong is 20 and voting for the first time. She’s researching which candidates are committed to her top priorities. ((Stacy Wong, Kuala Lumpur Student (female in English))) “Education, infrastructure, clean government.” ((Nats, Chin Zin singing with choir)) ((Video of Chin Zin singing with chorus)) ((NARRATOR)) Chin Zin is graduating from a university next year. He says his classmates are worried about their job prospects. ((Chin Zin, Kuala Lumpur Student (male in English))) “I will say there will be a lot more graduates graduating than jobs opening. There will be an oversupply of candidates and undersupply of open careers.” ((Nats pop, choir singing)) ((NARRATION)) With election day approaching, young voters say they want a government that focuses on their future. ((Dave Grunebaum, For VOA News, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.)) USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: Malaysia Election Young Voters HEADLINE: Young Voters in Malaysia Poised to Sway Outcome of General Elections TEASER: Malaysian politicians try to appeal to young people, the majority of eligible voters. PUBLISHED: 11/11/2022 at BYLINE: Dave Grunebaum DATELINE: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia VIDEOGRAPHER: Dave Grunebaum PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: MAS, Jepsen VIDEO SOURCES: VOA Original PLATFORMS: WEB __ TV X RADIO ___ TRT: 2:32 VID APPROVED BY: TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: There is a companion web story, and photos for a slideshow.)) ((INTRO)) [[Malaysians go to the polls to vote in the nation’s general elections on November 19. Young people are expected to have the biggest impact on the election outcome, and candidates are busy trying to win their support. Dave Grunebaum has more.]] ((PKG)) ((nats, choir singing)) ((NARRATOR)) This choir has strong voices when they sing ((Nats, pop of choir singing)) ((NARRATOR)) and when they speak. ((Chin Zin, Kuala Lumpur Resident)) ((male in English)) “We have to get rid of corruption first.” ((Nats, choir singing)) ((NARRATOR)) As election day nears, these young adults know their future is on the line. ((Chin Zin, Kuala Lumpur Resident)) ((male in English))) “I think the youth in the coming election will be one of the main kingmakers for the election.” ((Ibrahim Suffian, Merdeka Center for Opinion Research)) ((male in English))) “The under 40 is definitely going to determine who does well or who does poorly in this election.” ((video of suffian, followed by video of a young candidate, followed by video of an older candidate at a table with young voters)) ((NARRATOR)) Ibrahim Suffian, programs director for the Merdeka Center for Opinion Research, says about 60 percent of Malaysia’s eligible voters are younger than 40. Political parties are trying to appeal to them with young candidates while candidates of all ages are prioritizing outreach to young voters. ((Ibrahim Suffian, Merdeka Center for Opinion Research)) ((male in English)) “We have done our surveys, and we found that 70 percent of young people do not trust politicians or political parties. They trust personalities more. So, a lot of these political parties are reorienting the image of their leaders to show them more as caring and forceful personalities that have real causes that they are fighting for, as opposed to politicians that are just pitching for sport.” ((video of Nazri Hashim at table with older parliamentary candidate)) ((NARRATION)) Nazri Hashim is 29, married with a 2-year-old son. He says together with his wife, they earn about $750 dollars a month, making it tough to handle day to day expenses and buy a home. ((Nazri Hashim, Kuala Lumpur Resident)) (language?) “We are living in KL [Kuala Lumpur] and we cannot afford to buy a new house because the pricing is unaffordable.” ((Nats, Stacy Wong singing with choir)) ((video of Stacy Wong)) ((NARRATOR)) Stacy Wong is 20 and voting for the first time. She’s researching which candidates are committed to her top priorities. ((Stacy Wong, Kuala Lumpur Resident)) (language?) “Education, infrastructure, clean government.” ((Nats, Chin Zin singing with choir)) ((Video of Chin Zin singing with chorus)) ((NARRATOR)) Chin Zin is graduating from a university next year. He says his classmates are worried about their job prospects. ((Chin Zin, Kuala Lumpur Student)) (language?) “I will say there will be a lot more graduates graduating than jobs opening. There will be an oversupply of candidates and undersupply of open careers.” ((Nats pop, choir singing)) ((NARRATION)) With election day approaching, young voters say they want a government that focuses on their future. ((Dave Grunebaum, For VOA News, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.)
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Location (dateline) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Embargo Date November 13, 2022 15:17 EST
- Byline Dave Grunebaum, VOA News Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English