Overview
- The latest Thüringen‑Monitor reports 90% support for democracy alongside 56% dissatisfaction with how it works in practice.
- Trust in leaders is low, with 21% expressing confidence in Germany’s federal government and 29% in the Thuringian state government.
- Specific exclusionary views declined from the prior year, with agreement to an over‑foreigning claim at 57% from 63%, ethnocentrism at 43%, and strong national feeling at 53% from 61%.
- Researchers say right‑wing extremist attitudes remain steady at about 18% and note that populist views have shifted further right with growing overlap.
- The survey, run by University of Jena for the State Chancellery, interviewed 3,838 eligible residents between June 2 and July 4, 2025.