The British government announced on Thursday, July 17 that it was going to reduce the age of the right to vote from 18 to 16 years.
“Today, we have our promise to give the right to vote for young people aged 16 and 17,” Angela Rayner wrote in X number 2. “Young people are already contributing to society working, paying taxes and serving in the army. It is normal that they can express themselves in the questions that concern them,” he added.
This measure was present in the electoral program of the Labor Party (Labor Party). The BBC notes that this is “the greatest electoral change since the age of the right to vote from 21 to 18 years in 1969”.
The mayor of London Sadiq Khan praised “a great step forward for British democracy.” “Young people deserve to say more about their future,” he reacted in X.
Age already established at 16 for certain elections
However, keep in mind that the minimum age to vote is already established in 16 for the elections of the local councils in Scotland and in the land of Wales, as well as for the Elections of the Seedd (the Welsh Parliament) and the Scottish Parliament.
The government has also announced other changes, always with the aim of opening the vote to the greatest number. The automatic registration of voters has been cited significantly, specifies the BBC, as well as the expansion of the forms of voting identification, which can only present their bank card.
The United Kingdom has also announced the strengthening of the rules on political gifts to protect.
Source: BFM TV
