Malaysian United Democratic Alliance
political party of Malaysia
The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Malay: Ikatan Demokratik Malaysia), abbreviated as MUDA (meaning "young" in Malay), is a multi-racial, youth-centric political party in Malaysia. Founded in September 2020 by Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, MUDA advocates for social democracy. The party is known for its focus on inclusivity, innovation, and reform.
History
Formation
The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance was formed by Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman in September 2020. Previously, Syed Saddiq served as Minister of Youth and Sports in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration. He was the youngest-ever Malaysian politician in a Cabinet post when appointed in 2018 at the age of 25. He is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Muar, and originally a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), but his party membership was terminated amid the February 2020 Sheraton Move, along with four other MPs including ex-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Mahathir later formed the Homeland Fighters' Party (PEJUANG) but Syed Saddiq declined to join Mahathir's new party. On 17 September 2020, he formally applied to register his own new party with Registrar of Societies (RoS). At the time of 2020 political crisis, Malaysian politicians had been fighting for control of parliament, with the PN coalition holding a very thin majority.
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