Danes under 30 are largely missing from municipal councils—and from the ballot box. New data show a steep drop in young people who feel confident engaging with local politics.
»It’s time the older generation looked in the mirror—we can’t assume people will choose democracy«
Danes under 30 are largely missing from municipal councils—and from the ballot box. New data show a steep drop in young people who feel confident engaging with local politics.
»It’s time the older generation looked in the mirror—we can’t assume people will choose democracy«
Twenty-three-year-old Jesper Dyhrberg helped get SF into Furesø’s city council in the last election and became chair of SF Youth. Now he’s bowing out of politics. Foto: Peter Maunsbach
Jesper Dyhrberg could be tomorrow’s mayor. The future minister. A shining political talent who, at the last election, at just 19 years old, brought Socialistisk Folkeparti (SF) back into the Furesø city council after an eight-year absence.
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