Two consultants discuss in regards to the authorities's intention to scale back the age restrict for the proper to vote at 17 years and automated registration in electoral rolls – “daring electoral reform, optimistic initiative,” says political analyst Vasilis Protopapas – Political tradition is necessary. , no numbers say Dr. Nassos Mountainos – Proposal for Getting into Course in Faculties
On the intention of the federal government to scale back the age restrict for the proper to vote at 17 years and automated registration within the electoral rolls, he spoke with two consultants, political analyst Vasilis Protopapas and Dr. Nassos Nassos Affiliate Professor of Analysis European College of Cyprus.
Mr Protopapas advised the CPC that it was a daring electoral reform and a optimistic initiative, however estimated that these modifications wouldn’t enhance the speed of participation within the electoral course of. For his half, Mr. Oreinos stated that it was necessary to strengthen political tradition reasonably than to extend the voters and proposed to introduce a lesson in faculties associated to elections and their significance.
It’s recalled that the Council of Ministers accepted the package deal of 13 amending payments, which intention to control the automated registration of residents within the everlasting electoral record, which entitles the proper to take part in all nationwide elections, underneath sure circumstances, to scale back the age restrict for the age. The proper to vote in 17 years and the adoption of a driving license as a way of figuring out the polls.
Protopapas: daring electoral reform, optimistic initiative
Chatting with the CIP, Mr Protopapas stated that it was undoubtedly a daring electoral reform.
He stated that the majority nations have an age of 18, however there are nations the place the brink is at 17 comparable to Greece and even 16, however within the majority of superior nations the age restrict is eighteen.
It’s a optimistic initiative, he stated, as a result of it offers younger folks the chance to take part.
With the beam of measures that the federal government needs to advertise with automated inclusion within the electoral rolls and the acceptance of different identities, the electoral participation facilitates and expands the voters, he stated, however famous that the query is whether or not this package deal of measures It’s going to additionally enhance the curiosity of the residents to really take part within the elections.
“That's why I'm unsure,” he stated and famous that, bearing in mind exactly the tendency to detached to the residents and the tendency of abstinence, there could also be theoretically elevated voters however with the abstention remaining excessive. This, he stated, would result in a rise in abstinence charges.
He estimated that these modifications wouldn’t enhance the speed of participation within the electoral course of, however they will surely enhance the quantity, not the proportion of these concerned.
Whether or not this, he stated, will politically favor some shapes, not even we are able to say that with some safety.
He stated that by watching the elections in recent times normally the political local weather and developments are expressed horizontally within the age teams.
He stated within the newest European elections, MEP Fidia Panagiotou's candidacy had a better share of penetration at youthful ages, however he stated on the similar time we all know that youthful ages as much as 24 years have a a lot decrease election price.
“I don’t count on these authorities legislative initiatives -which I feel are in the proper route -that they’ll create a reversal of the occasion system on their very own,” he stated.
An overturn, he stated, will solely be if political proposals come to the electoral controversy that can trigger a rift in electoral conduct.
“That’s, if there are shapes that can be capable to specific frustration, indignation or in a extra optimistic method they’ll give a method out to the eyes of many voters to what they as we speak really feel as a impasse or ineffective functioning of politics,” he concluded.
Mountain: Political tradition is necessary, not numbers
Chatting with the CIP, Mr Oreinos stated that if the automated registration of the electoral record passes, the variety of voters would enhance by 86,000. As for the 17 -year -olds, who, about 6,500, are about 6,500 for the time being, then the variety of voters will enhance by 92,000.
“The difficulty shouldn’t be age,” he famous, saying that “the query is whether or not we will create tradition, to extend the curiosity of younger folks aged 17 to go to vote.”
He stated he proposes {that a} lesson within the Gymnasium and Excessive Faculty be launched within the elections and their significance, thereby enhancing political tradition, rising curiosity.
Primarily based on as we speak's information, he stated, even when 6,500 17 -year -olds are added, half could not go to the polls to train their proper to vote.
Requested whether or not he thinks that the election debate will change, he estimated that he would in all probability not change, saying that there is no such thing as a a lot distinction with the 18 -year -olds and the 17 -year -olds will not be an enormous quantity to adapt the events. If half of them go to vote, we speak about three thousand and I feel the narrative of the events would be the similar, he stated.
“It isn’t unhealthy that we are attempting to incorporate them merely we can not solely enhance the quantity with out bearing in mind another issues as a result of it won’t matter,” he stated.
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