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Can a political party built and run by young people uphold their idealism against the status quo?
On this episode of The Reformist, Ray and Afu are joined by Co-Founder and President of Parti MUDA, Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz, another ‘SEAbling’ and reformist party leader, this time from Malaysia.
Watch as Amira tells the story on her origins as a fiery student activist to becoming the current ONLY female party leader in Malaysia. Her story of managing a young and idealist party lays the framework on how similar vehicles of change across democracies can balance political pragmatism while still remaining true to their values.
This episode gets right to the elephant in the room: can MUDA stay true to its ideals in a system that is well versed in turning reformists into conformists? We’ve all seen this before: a youth-led party rises, enters the arena, and becomes the very thing they once denounced.
Will MUDA be the one to break the cycle?
Enjoy the episode!
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