Do young voters want the King to rule? Absolutely!

MORE than a third of young people would prefer a return to Absolute Monarchy, research has found.

- By Jonathan Walker

When Labour recently revealed a plan to lower the voting age to 16, many thought that age group would support parties who stood for peace and harmony.

But it appears that giving them the vote could promote authoritarianism and dictatorship, polling has showed.

A shocking number of young people think democracy is a bad idea and are willing to embrace fascism or even a return to the days when the monarch had real power.

And they are far more likely to back government-by-dictator than older voters.

Polling by think-tank Onward and Merlin Strategy found 37% of people aged 18 to 24 would support rule by "a king with no government".

The survey found 14% said they had a "very positive" view of this form of government, and 23% described their view as "fairly positive".