Low turnout among young people at federal elections, especially valid for the group below age 21 with a turnout of < 65% compared to the overall average of 72%. Young people in Munich need to get access to young political candidates to motivate them for voting.

PROPOSED SOLUTION:

Informing young voters by setting up a panel discussion with the youngest candidates of to be elected parliament of each major political party. Objective of the event is to bring the youngest politicians together with their youngest voters and forster a mutual discussion. The young voters get active also prior the discussion by choosing their main topics of interest via social media survey.

TARGET GROUP:

Young voters in and around Munich

Objectives:

• Motivate young people to vote


• Bring politics to young generations daily agenda

HUB ACTIVITIES:

The Hub started with DeineWahl! for the election of the German parliament on September 14th, 2017. Due to the very positive feedback of both, the young voters and the young politicians, DeineWahl! was also implemented for the Bavarian elections on September 18th, 2018 and for the European elections in May, 2019. DeineWahl! is a ongoing format and will be implemented before every major election.

SHORT-TERM GOALS /RESULTS:

2017 German Parliament Elections

2018 Bavarian Elections

2019 European Elections

press coverage by local newspapers such as Süddeutsche Zeitung as well as live coverage of event via Huffington Post and zeit.online

LONG-TERM GOALS /RESULTS:

Launch an event for German Elections 2021

Give politicians the possibility to engage young voters

AVAILABLE METRICS:

How many people did the project reach? 80-100 per event, > 1000 during Facebook live 

How many Shapers participated? 10

How many sessions were held / trees were planted / schools participated / etc. 3 sessions held: 2017, 2018, 2019

COLLABORATORS:

CDTM

Munich Members