Nurul Izzah: Identity politics is unhealthy, politicians should bridge divides

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Nurul Izzah: Expect smaller voter turnout for GE15 as distrust of politicians deepened after ‘Sheraton Move’

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar has predicted a much smaller turnout of voters at the upcoming general election (GE15), despite the implementation of automatic voter registration and the lowering of the voting age to 18.

She ascribed this to the deepened distrust towards politicians after a series of defections after the so-called “Sheraton Move”, which had led to the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government and the resignation of then-prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad after 22 months.

“I think it’s very important to manage expectations because in a post-Sheraton Move setting, there is so much disappointment and discontent as well as complete disconnect with politics.

“I remember hearing the feedback from Johor and Melaka voters, clearly this trend will continue because you are going to look at a lesser number of people coming out to vote,” she told Malay Mail in an interview recently.

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