2023-07-25 07:38:52
However, young people have already started to register.
To meet the demands of this judgment, there are now only three possibilities:
Remove this new right to vote; but it is politically difficult for the federal government to disavow itself, following having boasted of playing the pioneers in Europe.
Effectively making voting compulsory for everyone from the age of 16, but it also risks being politically difficult to suddenly force 280,000 young people from the age of 16 to vote, especially for elections taking place during school exams. This may also pose practical organizational problems.
Make voting for the European elections optional… for everyone! As the ULiège constitutionalist, Christian Behrendt, reminds us, “The constitutional obligation to vote only applies to the elections of the Chamber and the Communities and Regions. This does not apply to the European Parliament! Theoretically, we might say that voting for the European elections is made optional for all voters. Moreover, in Flanders, for municipal and provincial elections, there is no longer any obligation to vote”.
The federal government finds itself with a delicate file to settle as soon as possible. In the office of the Minister of the Interior, Annelies Verlinden, “we are studying the question”dit-on.
The majority is visibly embarrassed but will have to quickly find a solution from September.
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