British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement this week that the voting age can be lowered to 16 has reignited calls amongst Israeli youth leaders for the same transfer forward of future nationwide elections.
Starmer, citing low voter turnout in latest elections, stated it was time to permit 16- and 17-year-olds to assist form their authorities. “I believe it’s actually necessary that 16- and 17-year-olds have the vote, as a result of they’re sufficiently old to exit to work, they’re sufficiently old to pay taxes, so pay in,” Starmer stated. “And I believe in case you pay in, you need to have the chance to say what you need your cash spent on, which approach the federal government ought to go.
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