Voting compulsory for 16 and 17-year-olds in Belgium, court rules
Teenagers in Belgium must vote in upcoming European elections, the country's constitutional court has ruled - ten days before the deadline to register to vote.
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00:00 Belgium has made voting compulsory for 16 and 17 year olds ahead of the European elections
00:07 on the 19th of June. Voting is already mandatory in Belgium for adults aged 18 and over and
00:14 failure to do so can risk a fine. The Constitutional Court ruled that 16 and 17 year olds should
00:21 be subject to compulsory voting laws, having previously been exempt. Some criticized that
00:28 the move was made only 10 days before the deadline to register to vote.
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