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 2k Australia voters.
86% Yes |
14% No |
77% Yes |
11% No |
7% Yes, and politicians of any age should be required to pass a mental competency test |
1% No, I would prefer term limits instead |
3% Yes, and ban anyone over the age of retirement from running for office |
1% 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 2k Australia voters.
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@B4B9G5P2wks2W
No, if their constituents believe that they are no longer capable, then they will no longer vote for them.
@B3XS6VQ4wks4W
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.
@B3VMKY64wks4W
The government should be full of government loyalists of 40 years and younger for age, no need for testing.
@B32RT3F2mos2MO
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.
@99GK8MC2yrs2Y
no one is in government for that long usually resigned or retired
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