Roughly nine out of ten Thuringians are convinced that democracy is the best form of government. However, the citizens of the Free State are less and less satisfied with their experience of democracy. This is a key finding of the Thüringen-Monitor 2023, which researchers from the University of Jena presented to the Thuringian state government on 16 April 2024.
According to the survey, satisfaction with the practice of democracy has declined for the third year in a row; to only around 45 per cent. The Thuringian population’s loss of trust in the federal and state governments is even more pronounced. Only 17 per cent, i.e. ...
