Pessimistic young Germans turning to far right, says study
Apr 23, 2024 15:55:01 GMT
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Post by Carl LaFong on Apr 23, 2024 15:55:01 GMT
AfD most popular party among 14 to 29 year olds.
Young people are more likely to vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) than previously, a study on Tuesday showed.
Authors of the "Youth in Germany 2024" study said that under-30s were increasingly disgruntled with their social and economic situation, and that fears about future prosperity were driving a shift to the right.
The AfD's signature issue is a hard-line anti-immigration stance, and the data showed that migration was among young people's main concerns.
What did the figures show?
About 22% of the 2,000 young people aged 14 to 29 said they intended to vote for the AfD if they were able to vote in parliamentary elections right now.
That figure is more than double what it was two years ago, the study said.
Only 9% of young people said they would vote for the AfD in 2022, compared to 12% last year.
The survey showed that 18% of young people and young adults would vote for the Greens, down from 27% in 2022.
The business-focused Free Democrats (FDP) plunged from 19 to 8% while the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) dipped from 14 to 12%.
The conservative CDU/CSU rose from 16% to 20%, while the new populist Sahra Wagenknecht alliance garnered 5%.
What did the study find young people worried about?
The online study, conducted in January and February, found that young people were becoming increasingly dissatisfied, especially with their social and economic situation, compared with previous years.
After the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the authors said economic and political worries for example due to inflation, high rents, the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East or the division of society had taken center stage.
www.dw.com/en/pessimistic-young-germans-turning-to-far-right-says-study/a-68897441
Young people are more likely to vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) than previously, a study on Tuesday showed.
Authors of the "Youth in Germany 2024" study said that under-30s were increasingly disgruntled with their social and economic situation, and that fears about future prosperity were driving a shift to the right.
The AfD's signature issue is a hard-line anti-immigration stance, and the data showed that migration was among young people's main concerns.
What did the figures show?
About 22% of the 2,000 young people aged 14 to 29 said they intended to vote for the AfD if they were able to vote in parliamentary elections right now.
That figure is more than double what it was two years ago, the study said.
Only 9% of young people said they would vote for the AfD in 2022, compared to 12% last year.
The survey showed that 18% of young people and young adults would vote for the Greens, down from 27% in 2022.
The business-focused Free Democrats (FDP) plunged from 19 to 8% while the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) dipped from 14 to 12%.
The conservative CDU/CSU rose from 16% to 20%, while the new populist Sahra Wagenknecht alliance garnered 5%.
What did the study find young people worried about?
The online study, conducted in January and February, found that young people were becoming increasingly dissatisfied, especially with their social and economic situation, compared with previous years.
After the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the authors said economic and political worries for example due to inflation, high rents, the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East or the division of society had taken center stage.
www.dw.com/en/pessimistic-young-germans-turning-to-far-right-says-study/a-68897441
