Este vorba despre Regatul Unit. Angela Rayner, numărul 2 al guvernului, a subliniat pe platforma X că tinerii deja contribuie la societate prin muncă, plata taxelor și serviciul militar.
„Este corect ca ei să îşi poată spune părerea cu privire la problemele care îi afectează”, a mai adăugat aceasta în aceeași postare, relatează AFP, conform News.ro.
Reforma face parte din programul electoral al premierului britanic Keir Starmer. Un alt aspect al reformei prevede că alegătorii vor putea vota prezentând un card de credit britanic, alături de metodele deja existente, precum pașaportul, permisul de conducere, un card de călătorie și un card de veteran.
Obiectivul declarat al guvernului este de „a ajuta cât mai multe persoane să îşi exercite dreptul democratic”. Angela Rayner a remarcat că „mult prea mulți oameni” au fost descurajați de „reguli” prea stricte, ceea ce a contribuit la prezența scăzută la vot, de 59,7%, în alegerile generale anterioare, cea mai mică din 2001.
În prezent, doar câteva țări permit votul de la 16 ani, printre care Austria, care a fost prima din UE ce a adoptat această măsură în 2007.
Amintim și că, în 2018, Malta a coborât vârsta minimă de vot la 16 ani. Parlamentul a aprobat, în unanimitate, amendamentul constituțional care prevede coborârea vârstei de vot de la 18 la 16 ani pentru toate tipurile de alegeri.
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