AfD and Die Linke surge in fictional German U18 election

Young people were able to vote in the U18 federal election. The result of the election in the constituency of Bad Kissingen was different from that at the federal level. » read more

In the run-up to the forthcoming Bundestag election on 23 February, the results of the Bundestag election for under 18-year-olds (U18) revealed a shift in the political preferences of young people.Parties at both ends of the spectrum – the right-wing alternative for Germany (AfD) and the left-wing party The Left – have seen a sharp increase in the approval of young people over the last four years.

How would the U18-year-olds actually vote in the Bundestag election? Around 166,000 young people in more than 1,800 polling stations in Germany participated in a fictional election - also in Saxony.

AfD and Die Linke surge in fictional German U18 election

Ahead of the upcoming Federal elections on February 23, Germany’s fictional under-18 (U18) federal election results has revealed a shift in youth political…

Before the Bundestag election, those who are not entitled to vote on 23 February may vote. While the AfD doubles in the U18 election, the Greens crash, the SPD and the Union lose, an outsider wins. This post 166,000 young people take part In the U18 election, the AfD doubles its result was published on Junge Freiheit.