KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition MPs are agreeable to supporting a government move to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 provided their two proposals are accepted, said Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
The first is for the amendment to Article 119 (1) of the Federal Constitution to also encompass a provision for Malaysian citizens to be automatically registered as voters upon attaining the age of 18, he said.
The second is to amend Article 47 of the Federal Constitution to lower from 21 to 18 the age of eligibility to be an MP so that the individual can contest the elections.
“If an 18-year-old citizen can be automatically registered as a voter and an 18-year-old can contest the elections, then we will support the amendments. Otherwise, we are not agreeable,” he told a press conference at the Parliament lobby.– Bernama
