Young Germans tired of status quo put faith in Greens, liberals


  • World
  • Tuesday, 28 Sep 2021

FILE PHOTO Supporters of the Greens party react after the announcement of the first exit poll results on the general elections in Berlin Germany September 26 2021. REUTERSChristian MangFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the Greens party react after the announcement of the first exit poll results on the general elections in Berlin, Germany, September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Mang/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and Greens could not be further apart on issues like taxation, climate change and fiscal policy, but Sunday's election revealed one thing they do have in common: popularity among young voters.

An analysis of exit polls by Infratest dimap for broadcaster ARD showed that the Greens and FDP had won 23% each among first-time voters aged 18 to 22, compared with 15% and 10% for the Social Democrats (SPD) and conservatives respectively.

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