‘Govt committed to Undi18 plan’


PETALING JAYA: The Perikatan Nasional government is committed to enabling 18-year-old youths to vote as soon as possible, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan (pic). However, there was no time frame given.

This commitment to uphold the lowering of the eligibility age from 21 to 18 years old was agreed unanimously during the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, said the law minister.

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