Kathy
Feb 21, Friday 2025, Berlin: As Germany heads to vote this Sunday, Gen Z is increasingly favoring the right. In 2021, many young German voters were seen supporting environmental protection and social justice causes, but that has changed dramatically in the past few years. The war in Ukraine, a surge in migration, and a tanking economy, and some of the leading reasons for a shift in outlook for young voters.
The CDU, founded in 1950, is a center-right party rooted in Christian democratic and liberal-conservative values. It operates nationwide, except in Bavaria, where its sister party, the CSU, represents similar ideologies with a regional focus. The SPD’s base includes working-class citizens, trade union members, and individuals from urban areas. In 2021, the party secured 25.7% of the vote in the federal election.
Gen Z is recognized as the generation which is born between 1997 and 2012, many of whom attained the right to vote for the first time in their lives. Analysts believe that Gen Z voters worry less about the far-right AFD as Gen Z does not have the same relationship to World War || and its fallout as the previous few generations.
The CDU/CSU are following their priorities and more pressing issues in Germany like immigration and the economy, while moderate parties are investing more in climate policies and welfare policies.
Unlike the parents, who have their loyalties to political parties, Germany’s Gen Z voters are more flexible in terms of their vote and are keenly looking out for what suits their immediate needs.
The Greens were the top party for 18-24-year-olds in Germany’s 2021 elections, at a time when the Frdiays for Future movement drew many thousands onto the Streets.
The recent polls reveal around 30 % of German voters across all age groups are still undecided about the week’s election. This voter base might hold the key to who wins the election in Germany.
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