Parti MUDA Sabah to contest, to use limited resources creatively

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) is using its limited resources creatively to reach out to potential voters. Its acting state chairman, Faezrah Rizalman, said the five-year-old party will contest in the upcoming 17th state election. She hinted that the party would contest fewer than 10 out of 73 state seats. “We have actually been making preparations since last year. “Of course, we are a young and small party with about 5,000 members in the state. Naturally, our resources are quite limited, so we have to be creative by doing some ground activities and online campaigning. “However, I don’t think MUDA is a mosquito party. There’s still room to improve and expand, which will take time,” she told the media after launching the party's six-week TEROKA programme in Sabah. In the 15th General Election in 2022, MUDA Sabah's sole candidate contested against veteran politicians for the Kota Marudu parliamentary seat. MUDA's Sharizal Denci garnered 3,225 votes against Parti Bersatu Sabah’s Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili (16,144 votes), Datuk Wetrom Bahanda of Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (24,318 votes), and Zainuddin Kuminding of Parti Warisan in the six-cornered fight. https://www.nst.com.my/news/politics/2022/11/852865/ge15-parti-bersatu-sabah-president-lost-kota-marudu Faezrah said that the inaugural election for MUDA Sabah served as a testing ground, and they had learned that the party would be more accepted in urban areas. “We cannot deny that MUDA’s strength overall tends to be a bit stronger in urban areas. “As for cooperation with other parties, I think as long as the ideology and what they are fighting for are roughly similar to what we want to bring, especially here in Sabah, that’s what we’ll prioritise.” Also present was MUDA acting president Amira Aisya. Meanwhile, the TEROKA programme, funded by non-governmental organisations and individuals, is specially designed to shape and guide young Malaysians aged between 18 and 25 in the fields of politics and advocacy. Its goal is to ensure that every young person, regardless of geographical background, is given a fair opportunity to understand Malaysia’s political system and to empower them to become effective and principled leaders. Ends.