Malaysia’s youth-run party shows status-quo how to do politics differently
New episode ft. Parti MUDA’s Amira Aisya is now on YouTube
Dear readers,
The Reformist Podcast is back with another episode featuring a reformist ‘SEAbling,’ this time from Malaysia, Co-Founder and President of Parti MUDA Amira Aisya.
In this episode, Amira tells the story on her origins as a fiery student activist to becoming, at the moment, the 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!
Kind regards,
The Reformist Team