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Give more thought to lowering Singapore’s voting age to 18

By / June 13, 2025

Give more thought to lowering Singapore’s voting age to 18

June 13, 2025

IN BRIEF | 10 min read

  • By Dr Elvin Ong, NUS Political Science.

Click through image below to read this piece.

This story first appeared in Lianhe Zaobao and on NUSNews on 6 June 2025.

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