KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — Barisan Nasional (BN) will focus on winning over young voters who it said may be the determining factor for the upcoming general election, which is expected to be the stiffest in Malaysian history.BN leaders said today the ruling coalition is undergoing a paradigm shift where, unlike previous years, it will actively woo young voters who have yet to make up their mind on who to support.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak spent almost an entire day at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) today, where he gave a speech at the closing of the BN Youth Job Fair and the 1 Malaysia social media foundation.
“BN is a winnable brand. BN is a party which has been tested and proven its capability to govern,” Najib said to youths attending the fair.
The Umno president stressed the BN government was one that cared for them, and the success of the jobs fair proved youths were “supporting” the country’s oldest coalition.
Najib also delivered a special address (Amanat) to Umno Youth and Puteri Umno delegates in a closed-door session, ahead of the party’s general assembly at the end of the month.
The Umno president’s speech, according to Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin, touched on the direction Umno and BN must take to ensure support among young voters “swings back” to BN.
“This is the first time there is an ‘amanat’ for the Umno Youth and Puteri Umno just before the party general assembly. The president’s speech was focused on the direction (BN should take) to ensure young voters support us.
“Acknowledgment has been given to what we (Youth wings) have done, it’s just that the president has asked us to incorporate additional touch points to ensure young voters swing to BN,” the Rembau MP told reporters here.
Khairy said the Umno Youth wing also unveiled a new slogan today: “BN pilihan orang muda” (BN, the choice of the young).
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