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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No, this discriminates against older politicians
@B3JWBP52mos2MO
I don't believe being old is grounds for being discriminated against, and politicians are put in the their position to make descisions in place of the public and if they are not deemed competent to do so, they should be removed from said position
@B3GPXRN2mos2MO
Why should they be allowed to have an opinion expressed publicly and pass bill’s on topics that they cannot change their own set views but on the times they have grown up with, they should take a mental competency test to see that that are not set to their pre posed opinion on matters that they will not be around long enough to live in like the younger generations
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
No, I would prefer term limits instead
@9HR5VMR1yr1Y
I think competency testing is important, we don’t know what goes on BTS a true and accurate test can put all our minds at ease considering the amount of older people who may be going senile without the country knowing.
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@B4B9G5P3wks3W
No, if their constituents believe that they are no longer capable, then they will no longer vote for them.
@B3XS6VQ1mo1MO
Politicians should be subjected to, and be required to pass, personality and mental competency tests before they are eligible to take office; to ensure that we don't end up with narcissistic sociopaths as leaders.
@B3VMKY61mo1MO
The government should be full of government loyalists of 40 years and younger for age, no need for testing.
No, it should be up to the populace to determine if or not the politician in question is mentally competent.
@9ZM933G5mos5MO
All politicians should have annual mental competency and psych health assessment tests AT THEIR EXPENSE NOT OURS to remain in parliament.
The people should be comfortable knowing we arent being run by narcissistic, psychopathic, greedy, out of touch with the average public, mentally inept humans as it appears we are run by now.
@9TKSK4D7mos7MO
Yes and ban them from running if over the age of retirement. This testing should be done for those over 60 years of age
@9JPT89C1yr1Y
Every politician should be required to pass a mental competency test.
no one is in government for that long usually resigned or retired
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