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British government to lower voting age to 16 years old ahead of next election
Opponents assert that the voting age decision is an obvious attempt to expand their support base by offering the vote to a ...
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The U.K. will lower its voting age to 16. Could the U.S. follow suit?
The British government aims to make all 16- and 17-year-olds eligible to vote starting in the next U.K. general election.
UK government to lower voting age to 16 before next national election despite strong conservative opposition
The U.K. plans to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next national election, with opposition claiming Labour is ...
UK plans to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reform
The British government said on Thursday it planned to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all UK elections in a ...
U.K. Plans to Lower Voting Age in Major Electoral Reform
The British government said it wants to lower the voting age to 16 as part of a plan that has been described as the country’s ...
Which parties could benefit from lower voting age?
The government has set out plans to lower the voting age across the UK to 16 by the next general election. Ministers argue ...
UK to lower national voting age to 16 under government proposals
The United Kingdom could become one of the first European countries to lower the voting age to 16 in all national elections, ...