Political parties agree to voting age of 18, but more discussions required


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 31 Oct 2018

PUTRAJAYA: Political parties have agreed in principle to the Election Commission's reform proposal for automatic voter registration and to lower voting age to 18.

However, its chairman Azhar Azizan Harun said representatives from political parties which met with the EC over the matter had asked for the processes to be studied further.

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