Lower Saxony is concerned: distrust grows, every fourth feels strange

Lower Saxony is concerned: distrust grows, every fourth feels strange

Hannover, Deutschland - Unrest in paradise: Lower Saxony in change! Every fourth Lower Saxony sometimes feels "like a stranger in their own country" because of the presence of many Muslims-an alarming sign of the social mood in the populated state. These insights come from the latest study by the Institute for Democracy Research at the University of Göttingen, such as of course Magazin reported.

The study carried out as part of the Lower Saxony Democracy monitor asks 1,000 citizens aged 16 and over in the country and reveals frightening facts: migration, climate crisis and increasing energy prices are among the greatest concerns of Lower Saxony. The massive loss of trust in politics is even more worrying. Within the past two years, trust in the politicians has collapsed 12 percent compared to 60 percent in 2021. The distrust of public service media and the protection of the constitution is similar. The director of the institute, Simon Franzmann, summarizes it drastically: "The people in Lower Saxony are state -supporting, but increasingly dissatisfied."

political climate on knife cutting edge

While trust in federal politics has dropped to a historical low, the state government with Prime Minister Stephan Weil can build on greater approval. 45 percent of those surveyed assess his work as positive, while satisfaction with federal politics has dropped to 18 percent. 51 percent of the citizens were even satisfied at the local level - a glimmer of hope in the political landscape.

A look at the parties shows interesting differences in the perception of the population. A sympathy scale from minus five to plus five revealed that the CDU (0.64) and SPD (0.51) were best cut off in comparison, while the Greens and the FDP were negatively rated. The AfD cuts off the worst, which could reflect the latent discomfort of many citizens.

debate about migration divides society

Not only suffers from the trust in politicians, but also the unity of society shows cracks. While three quarters of Lower Saxony are against a mass return of foreigners in the event of a shortage of work, there is still a significant part that supports migration -critical views. So 28 percent affirms the statement that Germany is "overlooked to a dangerous level". These developments underline the constant and sometimes controversial discourse on migration in Lower Saxony.

The results of the study, which Simon Franzmann managed, illustrate a strongly split social landscape, but also that a closed right -wing extremist world view can only be found in a few. At 1.5 percent, this proportion is even below the West German average of 4.5 percent, such as Islamiq emphasized. Lower Saxony faces the huge task of restoring trust and building social bridges so that nobody has to feel foreign in their own country.