Young Germans bowed to the distant parties of the political spectrum in Sunday elections, where most of them die (left) and Deutschland, the right -wing alternative (AFD), or An alternative to Germany.

While the Christian Democratic Union Party in Germany (CDU) obtained more than 28 percent of the vote in general, it won the federal elections and defeated the current advisor Olaf Schulz Democrats (SPD), but a few young Germans threw their support behind its leader, 69 years old- old Friedrich Mirz.

AFD came second in general, with 20 percent, the largest result of the right -wing party since World War II. The left, common for young people, 8.7 percent – an unexpected result seen as success as opinion polls earlier estimated a fewer supporter.

The risks were high. 83.5 per cent of people have shown their votes, the highest turnout since German unification in 1990.

Mirz is likely to become a consultant, but a divided nation is divided into immigration, weak economy, and ideological differences.

Here is what we know about how young Germans vote in the elections:

What do we know about how young people vote?

Link dies over the young Germans. The party is guaranteed 25 percent of votes From 18 to 24 years-the highest among all parties and 17 points from the outcome of the Federal elections for the year 2021, according to the exit survey conducted by the Infratest DIMAP, a major German company Psephology, for ARD, the German audience.

AFDWho is seen as the largest winner on the election night after he came in second place and doubled the share of its voting from the result of 2021, focused on Harsh immigration policies, Economy, and his friend’s friendly position, which attracted more voters. The right-wing extremist party was a very common choice between the ages of 18 and 24, with about 21 percent of the votes-an increase of 14 points from 2021.

the CDU The oath in the Christian Social Union won the elections, with 208 out of 630 seats in Bundestag. Most of her support came from people between the ages of 45 years and over. On the contrary, only 13 percent of those between the ages of 18 and 24 voted for conservatives.

Since the party does not have an absolute majority, it will have to form an alliance to obtain 316 seats – the minimum required to form a government.

SPD SPD has witnessed its worst result since World War II. Schouls announced that he was stepped as a party leader, but the Democratic Democratic Party can remain in the government where Mirz is looking for potential coalition partners. Twelve per cent of voters between the ages of 18 and 24 supported the Democratic Party, a decrease of 15 percent in the 2021 federal elections.

What do young Germans care?

Reto Metigghar, post -PhD researcher at Zurich University, Switzerland, told Al -Jazeera to die Link and AFD, to “a weaker and different range”, successfully benefited from the young German fears during their election campaigns.

According to a study conducted in 2024 conducted by the Shell of Energy, 81 percent of Germans between the ages of 12 and 25 said they were mostly concerned about the war in Ukraine. Poverty was the second largest fear of 67 percent and 64 percent environmental pollution.

A separate study in the 2024 direction, which included the survey, found more than 2000 young men that 41 percent of the ages of 14 and 29 were interested in increasing immigration. It was also found that AFD was gaining popularity due to fears of housing, economy and poverty.

Why do you like AFD for young Germans?

Mitteregger said that AFD attracted young voters because the anti -immigration agenda is “more normalized today.”

“Young voters may be less fearful of their agenda four years ago,” he said.

More young people support AFD, compared to young women, who were more likely to support the left.

“Although young people are still voting strongly for a left -wing party of elderly men, they also prefer more strongly than young women: a quarter of men under the age of 25 in favor of AFD, while only 14 percent of women of the same age did so It is currently difficult to see the reason for seeing these differences, but opposing opinions on migration and gender equality … divide young people with more powerful than the old. “

What does Link die?

Die Linke, a socialist party, calls for a “immigration community” where every person has the same rights, opportunities and non -deportation.

“We are following a tangible goal: We are fighting for a society that no child must grow up with the poor, as all men and women can live a self -specific life in peace, dignity and social security and they can form social relations democratically. To achieve this, we need a different economic and social system: Democratic Socialism, “reads the statement.

Vanessa, 22, from Castan Hessen, a city in Central Germany, told the island that it voted for Die Linke because it was “afraid of the fascists”, referring to AFD.

She said: “I am very happy that they have achieved this success, but I am not sure what I should think about in the future of Germany.”

Die Link is cultivating a strong presence on social media, including sites like Tiktok. Heidi Reichnik, the new main candidate, Heidi Reichink, made letters against the leader of the CDU Mirz party who became viral.

However, Mitteregger found a left -wing increase among young voters “a somewhat surprise.”

He said: “The party’s performance has been excessively excessively compared to opinion polls, and the party was much better among young people four years ago.”