Democracy is indispensable, according to most respondents to the new "Germany Monitor 2025" survey. However, many say it is functioning less well than in the past, and rapid change is causing great uncertainty.
Worldwide, autocracies are on the rise, populists are gaining momentum, democratic societies are under pressure. Wars, inflation and fear of economic decline are causing great uncertainty.
The "Germany-Monitor 2025 " shows that the vast majority of Germans believe in democracy, and that support for democracy as a form of government is increasing, especially in the east of the country. This was announced by the Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany, Elisabeth Kaiser, in Berlin on Thursday this week.
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