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🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Guarantee Voting Rights for Yoo Gwan-soon, Kim Joo-yeol, and Moon Jae-hak

The article advocates for granting voting rights to adolescents aged 16 to 17 in South Korea, emphasizing their role as both current and future stakeholders in democracy.

Feb 26 • 20:18 UTC
🇩🇰 Altinget
National & Local

How do we get more people to the election party? Fund launches quick grant on election day, while NGO advocates for the long haul

A fund is providing quick grants to civic organizations to encourage more young people to vote.

Feb 26 • 12:35 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Let's Properly Prepare for ‘Lowering the Voting Age to 16’

A proposal to lower the voting age to 16 in South Korea raises questions about youth suffrage and the readiness of the educational and political systems.

Feb 25 • 09:40 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Political Youth, Political Teachers [Smart! Korean Society]

A recent debate in South Korea centers on whether to lower the voting age to 16, questioning the political engagement of youth and the restrictions faced by teachers.

Feb 23 • 20:07 UTC
🇩🇰 Altinget
National & Local

S won in the school election – but they are still unpopular among the youth with voting rights

The Social Democrats emerged victorious in the recent school elections in Denmark, capturing 23% of student votes despite ongoing unpopularity among young voters.

Feb 18 • 11:04 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Municipal Election 2026: Test for Digital Voting at U18 Election in Tutzing

The upcoming U18 election in Tutzing will be part of a digital voting trial in Bayern where underage residents can participate in the municipal elections.

Feb 13 • 15:58 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

"He Started Being Worthy When He Started Committing Crimes," Pietragalla's Brutal Justification Against Reducing Age of Criminal Responsibility

Horacio Pietragalla, a member of the La Cámpora political group in Argentina, controversially justified voting against a bill to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 14 by referencing a book about life in poverty.

Feb 13 • 03:47 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Huge change to political donation rules to close loopholes on foreign cash

New legislation in the UK aims to prevent foreign interference in politics by placing restrictions on political donations and allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote.

Feb 12 • 06:00 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Another Hindu Body Found in Bangladesh Before Voting

A Hindu youth, Ratan Sahu, was found murdered in Bangladesh just before the general elections, raising fears among the local minority community.

Feb 12 • 01:29 UTC
🇩🇰 Altinget
National & Local

School Student: 16-Year-Olds Have Voting Rights in Our Neighboring Countries. Now It's Our Turn

A Danish school student argues for lowering the voting age to 16, highlighting the unfairness of younger people being excluded from the electoral process despite having responsibilities in society.

Feb 11 • 10:00 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

Will they go to vote? Students have weak knowledge of elections and politics; plan to train teachers

Latvian students possess weak knowledge of elections and politics, prompting plans to train teachers in civic education.

Feb 11 • 02:30 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Online Decision Aid: Election-O-Mat for the State Election in Baden-Württemberg is Online

The Election-O-Mat, a decision aid for voters in Baden-Württemberg, is now available online, helping citizens identify which political party aligns with their views ahead of the upcoming state election.

Feb 10 • 15:30 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
National & Local

Dating in France: A vote for love

A new initiative in France encourages young people to vote in municipal elections, partnering with dating apps like Tinder to promote civic engagement among youth.

Feb 10 • 15:10 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

"Efforts to Deliver Policies to Smartphones" 10 Years Since 18-Year-Old Voting: What Kind of Election Do We Want?

This article discusses the evolving political engagement of young voters in Japan, reflecting on a decade since the voting age was lowered to 18 and the impact of social media on their perceptions and choices in elections.

Feb 6 • 02:00 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

Finding Parties and Candidates That Suit You: The Shortest House of Representatives Election

The upcoming House of Representatives election in Japan, with a 16-day timeline from dissolution to voting, presents challenges for voter's matching tools designed to help identify suitable parties and candidates based on individual opinions on various policies.

Feb 5 • 05:00 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Jang Dong-hyuk: 'Lower voting age to 16'... Democratic Party asks 'Why the sudden change'

The proposal by Jang Dong-hyuk of the People Power Party to lower the voting age to 16 has sparked reactions from the Democratic Party, which agrees with the idea but questions the sincerity of the proposal's motivation.

Feb 4 • 11:39 UTC

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