Youths aged 18 to 20 will likely not be able to vote in the next general election, which is expected to be held once the state of emergency is lifted in August.

This came after the Election Commission (EC) decided to postpone the implementation of Undi18, including automatic voter registration to Sept 1, next year.

The EC estimated around 1.2 million youths in the age group will be affected.

In a statement, the EC said its preparations had been affected by the movement control order (MCO).