Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman explained that the party will no longer be cowed by fear-mongering that going solo would only result in “splitting votes”.
“The two existing political blocs are not enough.

“We want to make it clear that we will be contesting in the state elections using our own strengths and mandates,” Syed Saddiq said at a press conference in Petaling Jaya today.
Last October, Muda joined an electoral pact with Pakatan Harapan for the 15th general election.
At the time, PKR president Anwar Ibrahim said that Muda was not made a component party to the then-opposition coalition as it would require approval by the Registrar of Societies.
Prior to that, the party also collaborated with DAP and Amanah for the 2022 Johor state election.
When questioned about whether the rift with Harapan was related to seat allocation negotiations, Syed Saddiq denied that such discussions took place between the coalition and Muda.
“That’s why Muda made a stand to focus on new politics.
“It is useless for us to be given seats, positions in the government, or positions after the state elections, but then the people’s struggles are forgotten,” he added.
Syed Saddiq explained that the “new politics” that Muda will bring into the state polls will go beyond partisan and will revolve around the people’s needs and principles.
The Muar MP also said that the party will adopt a hybrid election campaign method, although most of it will be conducted online.
He said that this method will enable it to avoid relying on political donors.
“In reality, people said that to enter politics, you need a big amount of money, but we want to try something new. Running our campaign in the leanest way possible but bringing the most impact,” he added.
Syed Saddiq also announced that Muda information chief Luqman Long has been appointed as the party’s election director with Muda supreme council member Aini Haziqah as his deputy.
Earlier today, several PH sources reportedly said that Muda is set to position itself as the “third force” in the upcoming state elections.
Prior to that, Muda said it has identified potential candidates based on their strength and potential to contest in the six states set for elections.
Muda deputy president Amira Aisya Abd Aziz said the process was important to identify the states that the party would field candidates, especially in areas with a strong party following, such as Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Penang.