Opposition: Pair lower voting age with automatic registration


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 03 Jul 2019

PETALING JAYA: Umno has no issues with the government’s proposal to lower the voting age because the party had lowered its eligible age of membership to 16, said Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

He added that Opposition lawmakers will meet today to determine whether to support or reject the government’s proposal to lower the voting age to 18.

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