Political perception on general election among youth: a study in UiTM Kedah / Mimi lzzaifa Najwa Jaizan and Nur Najihah Mat Fazli

Politics can be defined as at the heart of all collective social activity, formal and informal, public and private, in all human groups, institutions and society (Leftwich, 2004). According to (Research Gate, 2010), politics is a decision making process and a struggle to gain access to decision-making positions and the resources that can be used to further one's own interests. Meanwhile, political perception was studied as a function of the perceiver's political viewpoint (Ekehammar, 1977). The studies of political perception are focused on the analysis of images of different political objects in public mentality such as images of authorities and· political leaders, especially candidates in electoral campaigns, images of political institutions, the state in general, images of political parties and countries. The previous government which Barisan Nasional has ruled the country for 61 years without fail and this dominant party was the largest party with two million members. In addition, Barisan Nasional also known as the longest ruling party in governing a country in Asia. After the tsunami politic occurred during recent 2018 General Election, the country has successfully change into the new government, which lead by Pakatan Harapan (Jumain, 2012).