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 4.1k Ireland voters.
84% Yes |
16% No |
78% 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 |
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0% No, our government needs experienced leaders |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 4.1k Ireland voters.
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Unique answers from Ireland voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9Z9B9Y44mos4MO
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
@9YNDWDV4mos4MO
All politicians should pass a mental competency test and ban anyone running for office over the retirement age
@9ZVTXGT3mos3MO
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
@9ZTWQPH3mos3MO
Depending on if it is their consecutive election after a successful year no, but a candidate running for the first time over 75 yes
@9ZT3FBC3mos3MO
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.
@9ZHTJJR3mos3MO
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
@9MM9RGW9mos9MO
No, however there should be term limits and a mandatory retirement age for politicians or public officials.
@9Z9CZ7K4mos4MO
No, but all politicians above retirement age should not be allowed to run for office
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