Parties to field more younger faces at GE15, say analysts


Kamles Kumar

Around three to five million youths are expected to be added to the electoral roll via automatic registration and GE15 likely to be held as soon as Covid-19 abates. – AFP pic, December 28, 2020.

POLITICAL parties will be keen to field more younger candidates in the next general election to take advantage of automatic voter registration and the lower voting age, said analysts.

Even if the new voting age provision is not ready in time for the next polls, parties will still field a higher percentage of young candidates but given tougher seats.


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