Campaign to lower MP eligibility age launched in Gaza

Ma'an News Agency
February 15, 2013

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/3947/campaign-to-lower-mp-eligibility-age-launched-in-gaza

GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A group in Gaza have launched a campaign calling to lower the age of eligibility to sit for the Palestinian parliament.

The group, calling itself 25-30, said the campaign aims to encourage young people to participate in politics, especially during a period of youth disillusionment after the division between the West Bank and Gaza.

It is calling for a legal amendment to move the minimum age for running for parliamentary office from 30 to 25.

Gaza's ministry of youth announced it supports the campaign.

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