Amanah president Mohamad Sabu has urged the party to adapt to the new political landscape shaped by Gen Z and Gen Alpha, saying the younger generation’s activism often emerges spontaneously and without formal leadership.
“There is a new trend among the younger generation. Sometimes they rise without leaders. We have seen this happen in other countries,” he said at the Amanah national convention here today.
Gen Z refers to those born between 1996 and 2010, while Gen Alpha are those born between 2010 and 2024.
Mohamad, better known as Mat Sabu, cited recent youth-led uprisings in several countries, namely Nepal and Bangladesh, where citizens took to the streets and toppled governments without central figures or party structures.
He said such movements reflected a growing wave of political consciousness among youth globally,…