Countries that have mandatory retirements for politicians include Argentina (age 75), Brazil (75 for judges and prosecutors), Mexico (70 for judges and prosecutors) and Singapore (75 for members of parliament.)
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Response rates from 230 Law and Justice voters.
72% Yes |
28% No |
70% Yes |
23% No |
1% Yes, and ban anyone over the age of retirement from running for office |
2% No, mental competency is too subjective and the testing process could be abused |
0% Yes, and politicians of any age should be required to pass a mental competency test |
2% No, this discriminates against older politicians |
1% No, our government needs experienced leaders |
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0% No, I would prefer term limits instead |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 230 Law and Justice voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 230 Law and Justice voters.
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Unique answers from Law and Justice voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@4SNPK4B 8mos8MO
A mental competency test for all politicians sounds great, but to be actually good it would need to be decided on by a group more mentally competent than any politicians currently in charge anywhere.
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