House to vote on lowering voting age on May 22
Two bills – one lowering the voting age to 17 and the other introducing automatic voter registration – will be put to a vote in the House plenum on May 22, following their unanimous ...
Parliament to delay key electoral reforms until after 2026
The House interior committee made significant decisions on Thursday regarding a sweeping package of 70 bills and legislative proposals aimed at reforming Cyprus’ electoral law. However, key changes, including lowering the ...
MPs weigh automatic voter registration, debate voting age
MPs expressed general support on Thursday for a bill introducing automatic voter registration, though some raised concerns about allowing 17-year-olds to vote.
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou told the House internal ...
Our View: Lowering the voting age will add nothing to our democracy
The political system was overjoyed on Wednesday by the council of ministers’ decision to lower the voting age to 17. The decision inspired the familiar and tired rhetoric about broadening democratic ...
Cabinet approves bill to lower voting age to 17
Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill which will reduce Cyprus’ voting age from 18 to 17, while also approving a bill which will mean people will now be automatically registered to vote ...
Online referendum begins for lowering voting age
The government has launched an online non-binding referendum, asking citizens whether or not the voting age should be lowered.
Voting is taking place via the new online platform announced by ...
Cyprus could lower voting age to 17
Political parties and the government had reached a consensus on lowering the voting age in Cyprus to 17 instead of 18, it emerged on Thursday.
The house interior committee discussed the measure ...
Neophytou wants to lower voting age to 17
Disy MP Averof Neophytou is seeking to lower the voting age to 17 and argued that now is the right time to do so.
In a statement on Thursday, Neophytou reasoned ...