Bold proposal in Italy: they suggest that older people do not vote anymore

"There are too many elderly voters and their numbers are increasing.The vote should not be a perpetual privilege, but a participation in the destiny of the political community, whether in its benefits or in its risksGrillo wrote, quoting a 1970 article from New Republic magazine.

"In an increasingly older world, experts, scholars and politicians are proposing to reduce the age of voting, but what should democracies do when the interests of the elderly can be opposed to those of the younger generations?"he asked.

Grillo's proposal comes while in Italy there is talk of reducing the voting age to 16, a motion that has the support of the Five Stars.

According to Grillo, the proposal to remove the right to vote for the elderly is as follows: "once a certain age has been reached, citizens will be less concerned about the social, political and economic future of younger generations, and much less likely to support long-term political decisions. ".

Although Grillo did not specify the age bracket to which he refers, the Italian statistical entity, Istat, published in his last census that there were more than 13 million people over 65 in the country, more than 46 million qualified to vote in the elections of March 2018.