Overview
- Only 57% of EU young people say democracy is their preferred form of government, while just 6% believe their national political system works well without changes.
- Nearly half of respondents think democracy is in danger in their country, including 61% of German youths and 39% of those in Spain.
- More than four in ten young Europeans doubt democracy is the best system and one in five would accept authoritarian rule under certain circumstances.
- Support for democracy varies sharply by country, from 71% in Germany and 51% in Spain and France to a low of 48% in Poland.
- Over half of those surveyed criticize the EU for focusing on trivial issues, and only 42% regard it as one of the world’s top three political actors.