Germany news: Only 1/3 of Germans satisfied with state of democracy

A new authoritarianism study has revealed a new low in satisfaction levels with the functioning of German democracy. Meanwhile, the Bundeswehr has banned Chinese-made drones. DW has more.

Just a third of respondents said they were satisfied with the state of democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany, according to a new report from the Leipzig Authoritarianism Study . This marked a steep decline from the 42.3% level of satisfaction measured in the last study in 2024 and was the lowest point since the study began in 2002. The level was even lower in the former East German states where only 22.8% expressed satisfaction with German democracy, down from 29.7%.

At the same time, 89.3% of respondents said they agreed with the concept of democracy, however, this also marked the first time this level fell below 90%. In response to the statement "Germany is being dangerously overrun by foreigners," 34.9% were manifestly in agreement, with 24.4% in latent agreement.