What will you do to give young people real political power, not just token positions?
When I speak about youth inclusion, I do not mean ceremonial appointments or a few positions with impressive titles. I mean real responsibility, political representation, economic opportunity and a genuine voice in government. That is why I make this commitment before you today: under our political programme, we will deliberately open the doors of political leadership to a new generation. At least 40 percent youth inclusion. But this also means you must prepare yourselves to study government, understand public finance and policy, and learn how institutions work, so you are ready to lead.
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That must change.
When I speak about youth inclusion, I do not mean ceremonial appointments or creating a few positions with impressive titles. I mean real responsibility, political representation, economic opportunity and a genuine voice in government.
That is why I make this commitment before you today: under our political programme, we will deliberately open the doors of political leadership to a new generation. At least 30 percent of our legislative candidates will be under the age of forty, and I want to see a significant number under thirty.
But that commitment imposes a responsibility on you as well. Opening the door is not enough if those who enter are not prepared to lead. You must study government, understand public finance and policy, learn how institutions work, understand the communities you seek to represent and prepare yourselves for the difficult business of leadership.
Do not simply complain about the people making decisions. Prepare yourselves to replace those who are failing you.