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
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
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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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