New Zealand court rules in favor of lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 \
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New Zealand court rules in favor of lowering the voting age from 18 to 16

21-Nov-2022
In a historic decision, a New Zealand court determined that denying 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote constituted age discrimination. The court noted that while age discrimination protection in New Zealand starts at the age of 16, setting the voting age at 18 was discriminatory. Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, announced […]
21-Nov-2022 World
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