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.)
74% Yes |
26% No |
68% Yes |
22% No |
4% Yes, and politicians of any age should be required to pass a mental competency test |
2% No, mental competency is too subjective and the testing process could be abused |
2% Yes, and ban anyone over the age of retirement from running for office |
2% No, I would prefer term limits instead |
1% No, this discriminates against older politicians |
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0% No, our government needs experienced leaders |
See how support for each position on “Mental competency testing” has changed over time for 4.1k New Zealand voters.
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Unique answers from New Zealand users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Yes, only if they have been noted of having difficulties within the larger public eye while doing their duty
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Every politician should have to
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Politicians should be forced to retire by 75 years.
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Yes, but there should be a strict age limit of nobody over 70 in politics
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