Democracy
Austria, GIBS
What is democracy?
„Democracy“ comes from the Greek
demos = people
kratos = rule
„Rule by the people“
A form of government
Interest in Politics
According to the young people asked, the
austrian youth shows most interest in politics.
14 12
12
10 Iceland
8
8 7 Germany
6 4 France
4 Austria
2
0
Iceland Germany France Austria
Satisfaction with democratic
system
Iceland 6 / 15
Germany 12 / 15
France 8 / 15
Austria 14 / 15
Although not everybody is satisfied with
their democratic system, 87 % of the
people asked are happy with their
democracy
Do think that you have the
possibility to participate in politics?
15
13
11 10
Iceland
9 8
6 6 Germany
7
France
5
Austria
3
1
-1
Iceland Germany France Austria
There are certain possibilities, but these could definitely
be improved and new chances could be created
Experience with political
parties
Depends on party, but generally speaking the majority
thinks that the parties don‘t even care about the people
Iceland, Germany, France and Austria
negative negative
positive positive
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Should we have a
referendum about Iceland
and Turkey joining the EU
???
Referendum: Iceland & Turkey
94 %
yes
„Democracy is the worst form of government
except for all the others that have been tried out
from time to time.“
Winston Churchill