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Ministry of Youth and Children finalizes law to lower voting age to 16
The government spokesman, Pilar Alegría, said Tuesday that "this issue has not been seen in any collegial body of the Council of Ministers" without going into the question of whether there is a consensus within the coalition executive branch on the matter.
Municipales 2026: voters from 16 years old? Some 30 mayors sign a stand to lower the right to vote
32 mayors sign a forum to ask for the right to vote to be lowered to 16 years for the next municipal elections. Four southwestern elected members are among the signatories, including the mayor of Bayonne

The Ministry of Youth confirms that it works to lower the voting age to 16
The Minister of Youth and Childhood, Sira Rego, said on Wednesday that the proposal to lower the voting age to the 16-year-old age of her department falls "into the margins" of the PSOE and Sumar consensus.
Poll Do you agree to lower the voting age to 16 years?
The Executive of Pedro Sánchez opens the debate to lower the legal age for voting from 18 to 16 years of age. The Ministry of Youth and Children, led by Sira Rego (Sumar), is already working on a proposal that would allow young people aged 16 and 17 to go to the polls in general, regional and European elections. The measure would not, for the moment, affect the right to be elected to an electoral table, which would be maintained from the age of …
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