Young Voters Want Leaders From Own Age Group, NST, 21 March 2012

In a survey by USM last year, more than half of the 1,500 respondents believed leaders of a similar age could easily relate to and understand them, said political analyst Associate Professor Dr Sivamurugan Pandian.

This does not mean they no longer respect the older leaders, however.

Sivamurugan said younger Malaysians just wanted to be included and consulted on certain issues.