The Parliament of Paraguay recently launched ‘Yo digo sí a la juventud en el parlamento’, the Spanish language version of the IPU’s worldwide campaign ‘I Say Yes to Youth in Parliament!’
Changemaker Senators Blas Llano and Patrick Kemper, IPU Board Member of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians, spearheaded a major reform by introducing a draft law to lower the ages of eligibility to run for municipal office. This law passed through the Senate and was promulgated in May 2022. It reduces the age to be a Mayor in Paraguay from 25 to 22 years of age and the age to be a Councillor from 23 to 20 years of age.
This action corresponds to Pledge #2 of the I Say Yes Campaign to lower the age of eligibility for political office.
Find out more in this video.
