The Labour Party is still unsure on whether 16-year-olds will be granted the right to vote at the next general election, a statement issued by the National Youth Council (KNZ) said. The council asked all parties to say what their intentions are when the matter is brought to the vote. The Nationalist parliamentary group, as well as independent MP Giovanna Debono, informed the council that they shall be supporting the motion once it is tabled and a vote is a taken.
On the other hand, Labour Whip answered in the name of the Labour parliamentary group saying that “this year there will be a consultation process with the aim to analyse the extension of granting voting rights to 16 year olds to MEP elections and General Election”.
Last September, KNŻ President along with the Presidents of ADŻ, FŻL, MŻPN, Pulse and SDM asked for a parliamentary debate on the right to vote for 16- and 17-year-olds to be extended to all elections prior to the election which will take place in 2018, in a joint letter.
Full Article: Updated: PL still unsure on whether to extend general election voting rights to 16-year-olds – KNZ – The Malta Independent.