Cabinet greenlights proposal to lower voting age to 18 for GE15

The cabinet has agreed to endorse a proposal to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 for the 15th general election.

Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said the decision was made following a cabinet meeting this morning.

"One of the things to be done is to work closely with the youth wings of opposition parties, as a two-thirds majority (in Parliament) is needed for laws to be amended," he told reporters.

"By the next general election, 18-year-olds can cast their votes, that is for certain," he was quoted as saying by The Star Online.

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