Mačiulis Proposes to Encourage Birth Rates: I Would Like an Additional Vote in Elections for Each Child

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As Lithuania faces a demographic crisis, Swedbank chief economist Nerijus Mačiulis says that giving parents the right to vote for their minor children in elections could help resolve the issue. “Then you become more important in society,” he explains. However, politicians are not in favor of the idea.