Are young voters a threat to democracy?

Across the region there has been quite a few talk about the power of young voters. While this group was seemingly liable for a fresh shift towards the centre in Poland, young people are besides linked to increasing radicalism. This has seen the youth vote increasingly correlated with a possible threat to democratic values and norms.

The 2023 elections in Poland were historical with a evidence turnout exceeding 74 per cent. The dissatisfied youth moved against the ruling party, leading to many headlines declaring that “young voters and women saved the elections.” Indeed, many polling stations remained open well past closing time, as videos circulated on social media of queues of voters stretching far down the street. There is no uncertainty that the youth vote played a decisive function in preventing another word for the populist Law and Justice (PiS) party. But did they besides halt the far right from gaining influence?