Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has expressed support for lowering the voting age from 18 to 16, as part of the country's ongoing constitutional reform process.
"I am convinced that today the vast majority of those under 18 are already sufficiently prepared and informed to participate in making joint decisions. Personally, in the process of adopting a new Constitution, I would support lowering the voting age to 16," the Hungarian wrote on Iks.
He believes that his predecessor at the helm of the government, Viktor Orban, consciously rendered the state parliament meaningless and trivialized it for 16 years.
The Hungarian said that in just a few weeks they managed to revive parliamentary traditions and make the "Holy House" the center of political life again.
"I am proud that more people than ever are following parliamentary sessions and thus participating in shaping public life, as they do today. I am glad that politics and public affairs have finally become attractive again and that young people finally feel that they have a say in issues that concern us all," said the Hungarian Prime Minister.
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