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Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

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 4.4k Ireland voters.

84%
Yes
16%
No
77%
Yes
11%
No
4%
Yes, and politicians of any age should be required to pass a mental competency test
2%
No, I would prefer term limits instead
2%
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
1%
No, this discriminates against older politicians
0%
No, our government needs experienced leaders

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 @9Z9B9Y4answered…2yrs2Y

Yes I believe no one above 65 years of age should be allowed to run in any political position at all they’re past the age of retirement and are born far to late for the younger generations.They had their chance to make a change and it’s too late and a cognitive test should be required as well

 @9YNDWDVanswered…2yrs2Y

All politicians should pass a mental competency test and ban anyone running for office over the retirement age

 @BCWG8WF answered…1mo1MO

Yes, politicians of any age should pass this test and also test negative for Antisocial Personality Disorder (Sociopathy) and Psychopathy and should have mandatory psychotherapy to ensure their mental state is looked after and will not influence their decisions, which affect their citizens

 @B7HCJSNanswered…8mos8MO

Before anyone runs for office they should be required to take a mental competency test and the information of if they passed or failed should be made public so citizen can make their own decision.

 @9ZVTXGTanswered…2yrs2Y

i'm no sure how much age should factor into who you should vote for, example I believe biden is far better than trump ever could be and hes much older han him

 @9ZTWQPHanswered…2yrs2Y

Depending on if it is their consecutive election after a successful year no, but a candidate running for the first time over 75 yes

 @9ZT3FBCanswered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but testing could be difficult to regualte and could be abused. also, could quickly become dated and renderred useless. will require constamnt careful regulation and revisions.

 @9ZHTJJRanswered…2yrs2Y

No they shouldn't be a politician over the legal retirement age, step aside and let younger politicians who have a better understanding of issues surrounding the young people of our country

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