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A survey by the Bertelsmann Foundation found that most young Germans (ages 16-30) feel disillusioned with politics, citing distrust, lack of influence, and insufficient avenues for engagement beyond voting.

Only 8% believe politicians take their concerns seriously, and fewer than 1 in 5 feel they can enact change.

Despite this, 61% still see democracy as the best system.

The findings come as Germany faces potential elections after its coalition collapse, with experts urging politicians to better involve youth on key issues like peace, education, and inflation.

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And the far right AFD will benefit

[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

Or the Freie Wähler or Bündnis Sara Wagenknecht. There are options for anti immigrant populism now

[-] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 4 points 13 hours ago

You even don't have to vote for those. You can just vote for CDU. They are also vquite anti immigration and it will only get worse in the next years.

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