Overview

• The 2024 Thüringen-Monitor found that more than half of Thuringians are dissatisfied with how democracy is implemented, with satisfaction falling to 43%, down two percentage points from 2023.
• Support for democracy as an ideal remains strong, with 88% of respondents agreeing it is the best form of government.
• The survey highlights concerning trends, including 20% of respondents displaying right-wing extremist attitudes and 7% showing neo-Nazi sympathies, slightly higher than in recent years.
• Ethnocentric and xenophobic attitudes have risen, with 41% endorsing ethnocentric views and 63% agreeing that Germany is being dangerously overforeignized.
• The new CDU-BSW-SPD state government plans to continue the monitoring and explore citizen engagement initiatives such as citizens’ councils to address democratic dissatisfaction.