EC to implement Undi18 by Dec 31


Q&A time: Wan Junaidi speaking during a press conference at Menara Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya in Putrajaya. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission (EC) will proceed with implementing the lowering of voting age from 21 to 18 as ordered by a High Court, without having to wait for the government to decide if it will appeal against the decision, says Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.

The new Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Parliament and law said that with the court having made its decision, the EC is duty-bound to comply with it, adding that he has asked the commission to carry it out “within its parameters”, although there are several laws that still need to be passed by Parliament.

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