Opposition MPs call for PM and law minister to resign following Undi18 ‘betrayal’

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — A group of Opposition MPs have called for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and de facto Law Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan to resign following today’s decision to defer lowering the voting age to 18 until 2022.

In a joint statement, the MPs said the Election Commission’s (EC) decision to postpone Undi18 until September 1, 2022 was a betrayal of trust and an insult to the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara.

They added that Takiyuddin — who also voted for the amendment — had said in Parliament on November 3, 2020 that the Federal Constitution would be amended to allow 18-year-olds to vote by July 2021.

“However, today, the EC announced that Undi18 will only happen in September 2022. We strongly criticise the EC’s decision. It is a huge insult to the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat.


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