Consider This: The Cost of Politics — Democracy Has a Bill

With Johor state elections less than a month away, political parties are now busy finalising candidates and mobilising volunteers and campaign machinery. Just how much money does it cost to run a political party, especially during election season? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Muhammad Nur Syazwan Zainal Abidin, Assistant Manager for Research at IDEAS Malaysia and lead author of a new report on ‘How Costly are Political Parties?’, as well as Amira Aisya Abd Aziz, Co-Founder & President of MUDA, and former Assemblyperson for Puteri Wangsa.