The AfD performed best in a simulated European and local election for young people in Saxony. Around 26 percent of under-18s voted for the party, according to data published online on Monday by the German Federal Youth Council (DBJR).
The Left Party followed in second place with 14.8 percent. The Greens received 11.6 percent of the vote, followed by the CDU and SPD with 11.2 and 9.8 percent respectively. They were followed by Die Partei (6.2 percent), the Tierschutzpartei (4.3 percent), the Piraten (2.6 percent) and the Tierschutz hier! (2.4 percent). The FDP only received 2.2 percent of the vote.
Nationwide, the SPD performed best with 19.7 percent of the vote. It was followed by the CDU/CSU (19.4 percent), the Greens (13.8 percent), the AfD (13.6 percent) and the Left Party (6.8 percent). The FDP was the seventh most popular party behind the Animal Protection Party (4.3 percent) with 4.1 percent.
The AfD was also the strongest force among young people in Saxony in the simulated local elections with 24.7 percent. The CDU (12.7 percent) and the SPD (12.6 percent) came a distant second and third. They were followed by the Left Party (12.4 percent), the Greens (11.6 percent) and the FDP (5.1 percent).
