Female candidates experience setbacks in Karlsruhe over age restrictions for European polls.
In the 2019 European election, individuals under 18 years old were unable to cast their votes. Three young girls raised a complaint regarding this issue. Unfortunately, their complaint did not make it through the Bundestag. Seeking justice, they moved on to the Federal Constitutional Court but were unsuccessful as well.
In the initial stage of their complaint, a third individual had joined them. However, he later withdrew his support as he had attained the age of 16, making him eligible to vote. It is worth mentioning that, outside of Germany, the minimum voting age remains set at 18 in several EU countries. Among these countries, Belgium, Austria, and Malta permit 16-year-olds to exercise their right to vote. In Greece, the voting age stands at 17 years old.
