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Electoral age at 16

Summary of the conclusions/solutions​:

Committee 1

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Solutions:

  1. Calls for teachers to inform the parents of the children about the deeper consequences of telling the children what the parents themselves vote. The children should be informed that free will and opinions is a positive thing when voting.
      

  2. Needs a solution about knowledge. Besides the social science classes they will have a week once a year after they’ve turned eight years old, where they will learn about:

  • History of politics in different countries and political scandals that has affected the world.

  • Ideologies and parties supporting these ideologies.

  • What to expect from the government.

  

 In addition to these topics they will also:

  • Practice and learn about the importance and consequences of voting.

  • Have the chance of meeting young politicians.
     

The curriculum of the week should be prepared by a committee of politicians from each party and experts on the area. The teaching should be corresponding with the age group.   

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3. Invites the government of the member countries to promote voting to make teenagers aware of the fact that it’s a privilege to vote and working with politicians to make politics more interesting and appealing for the youth.

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This solution has passed.

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Committee 2

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Solutions:

1. Including objective politic classes in the curriculums in order to inform students about the

political parties and the different ideologies.  

  • The present situations and political backgrounds of the world  countries

  • The projects conducted by all all of the present political parties to make the young

  • Population start thinking at early ages and let them shape their own political views.

 

2.  Enacts new laws against the manipulation of the young people’s own opinions.

 

 

3. Tests 16-year-olds if they are informed and mature enough to vote:

  • By constructing a test by a council consisted of qualified psychologists, psychiatrists and experts of politics  which evaluates the one’s capability

 

4. Evens up the political parties by restricting their advertisement  by offering a limited time on the  social media organs

 

5. Prevents the ideologic manipulation

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This solution has passed.

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