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马国政府认真探讨 下调投票年龄至18岁

有鉴于越来越多马来西亚青年政治意识抬头,特别是在509大选中,青年力量支持93岁的敦马哈迪领军,打败执政60载的国阵政权,马国政府有意将投票年龄从21岁降至18岁。

新任青年与体育部长赛西迪(Syed Saddiq)表示,希盟政府“认真看待”下调投票年龄。这将增加370万合格选民,达总数的25巴仙。根据大马选举委员会数据,目前大马21-39岁选民占40巴仙,比60以上选民多一倍。

25岁的赛西迪,也是本届内阁中最年轻的部长,是在吉隆坡接受彭博社访问时,这么表示。他认为,将来青年选民群体将越发茁壮,对马国政治拥有更多话事权。

他相信,青年高失业率也是导致前首相纳吉政权倒台的原因之一。在选前之夜为挽救票房,纳吉还临急推出了26以下免缴所得税的承诺。

然而,根据世界银行数据显示,大马1524岁青年失业率在去年创下10.8巴仙,比起全国失业率3.3巴仙还高。自2011年以来,本地毕业生的失业情况就呈增长之势。

“青年关注两大议题,首要就是柴米油盐:生活成本、可负担房屋、就业机会和生活品质,”其二就是在国家建设过程中,他们的心声能被听见。

他认为,是时候把权力还给人民,这意味着开放更多民主管道,让年轻人有机会参与和发声。

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公民组织“UNDI 18”也致力推动下调投票年龄。

“真正的造王者”

根据默迪卡民调中心针对本届选举民调统计,近75巴仙年轻选民倒向希盟,特别是在雪兰莪州和吉隆坡直辖区,青年选民投票率达81巴仙,他们关心对政治的诉求已超越了乐龄选民。

赛西迪认为,青年选民是509选举真正的造王者,但水可载舟,亦可覆舟,他们不会忠于任何政党,若表现令他们不满意,可以开除掉现任政府。

青年与体育部在赛西迪领导下,也有意将青年社团的合格年龄下调到35岁、减少体育机构中的政治委任,并鼓励学生追上科技知识,学习电脑编程、自动化和人工智能。

在东盟国家,马来西亚和新加坡,是仅存两个仍把投票法定年龄定在21岁的国家。马国定义18岁为成年,可以开车、结婚和签合同,在成人法庭受审,行使成年人权益,唯独投票权却要等到21岁。

林吉祥:青年有更多担当,参与国家决策

赛西迪不是首位提出下调投票年龄者,马国民主行动党元老早在1971年,就在国会提议三项选举改革建议,包括投票年龄定在18岁、自动登记为合格选民以及强制投票。

林吉祥在个人脸书贴文,认为18岁青年群体,理应有权针对影响他们生活的政府政策掌握话事权,社会普遍期望该年龄层群体,能有更多担当,甚至在国际危难之际,他们也有责任出来保卫国家。

在本月19日,马国首相署部长拿督刘伟强也透露,选举委员会已着手研究和探讨自动成为选民和把投票年龄降低至18岁的建议。
(新闻来源:彭博社)

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