16-year-olds have been able to join PN for years

The Moviment Żgħażagħ Partit Nazzjonalista said today that the Nationalist Party had opened its doors wide for membership of 16-year-olds years ago. Labour leader Joseph Muscat yesterday announced he will propose lowering the age threshold for MLP...

The Moviment Żgħażagħ Partit Nazzjonalista said today that the Nationalist Party had opened its doors wide for membership of 16-year-olds years ago.

Labour leader Joseph Muscat yesterday announced he will propose lowering the age threshold for MLP membership to 16 from the current 18.

The MŻPN said in a statement it had always encouraged political thought in young people and had also proposed, more than five months ago, that 16-year-olds should be given the right to vote in local elections.

This same proposal, the MŻPN said, was repeated by Dr Muscat some weeks ago.

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