The right to vote from the age of 16 already applies in five federal states. Red-Green-Red wants to do the same in Berlin. A two-thirds majority is required in the state parliament, which the governing parties do not have. The FDP signals support.
In Berlin, young people from the age of 16 should be able to have a say in the composition of the local state parliament, the House of Representatives.
Red-Green-Red and the Berlin FDP want to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 this year. This was announced by SPD parliamentary group leader Raed Saleh and FDP parliamentary group leader Sebastian Czaja.
SPD state and parliamentary group leader Saleh said he was a big supporter of the voting age from 16 for state elections because young people deserve a vote. This regulation already applies in five other federal states from Hamburg to Baden-Württemberg. “It is high time for Berlin.”
The reform project requires a two-thirds majority in the state parliament, which the governing parties SPD, Greens and Left Party alone do not have and therefore need support from the opposition. The FDP parliamentary group supports the plan to launch the reform quickly. The CDU has so far rejected lowering the voting age.
Source: Stern
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