German teenagers and young adults find themselves increasingly unsatisfied and likely to vote for the far right, according to a survey. Fears about prosperity are highlighted as a possible cause.

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.

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.

  • @exanime
    link
    English
    32 months ago

    Same thing in Canada… How did Trudeau manage to affect Germany so much???

    • @CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
      link
      fedilink
      English
      7
      edit-2
      2 months ago

      A common sense Conservative government will restore common sense policies to Germany, New Zealand and every other place in the world. And also will bring Tupac back.

      - Pierre Poilievre, on being in charge of Canada.

      • @exanime
        link
        English
        12 months ago

        Yes… I love how people say PP will fix housing when he himself is a landlord and rents 2 houses… When asked about it (mildy because the press wouldn’t dare ask a direct question) he actually said he was “helping Canadians by providing house at affordable rent”