Undi18: Pahang approves lowering age limit for polls candidates to 18


KUANTAN: The Pahang state assembly passed the Pahang Government Constitution (Amendment) Enactment 2021 on Friday (Dec 10) to lower the eligible age of electoral candidates for state seats from 21 to 18 years old.

The amendment to Article 19 of the Pahang State Constitution was tabled by Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail and later approved unanimously by all assemblymen.

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