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DAP Youth: Johor in conflict with Federal Constitution over candidacy age
Published:  Jun 17, 2022 6:56 PM
Updated: 10:56 AM

Johor has come into conflict with the Federal Constitution after its ruler blocked a state law to lower the age of election candidacy to 18, said the state DAP Youth.

In a statement today, they pointed out that Article 75 of the Federal Constitution states that when a state law is inconsistent with federal law, the federal law shall prevail and the state law shall, to the extent of its inconsistency, be void.

“As such, we hope...


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