{"id":34705,"date":"2022-04-21T10:17:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T08:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=34705"},"modified":"2022-04-21T10:17:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T08:17:09","slug":"our-youth-no-longer-trust-our-political-system-claim-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/our-youth-no-longer-trust-our-political-system-claim-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"Our youth no longer trust our political system, claim activists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Young people from 18 to 24 years old are no longer voting en masse. On the contrary, they represent the age group with the lowest turnout during an electoral process, according to CEC.<\/p>\n<p>But, why is this the case?<\/p>\n<p>During an interview for Euronews Albania, student Gentjan Tufa, said that the reason for this indifference is the \u201ccurrent government\u2019s oppressive tendencies against its own people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been numerous protests that were manipulated and oppressed; this is why we\u2019ve lost trust in our political system,\u201d \u2013 said Gentjan.<\/p>\n<p>Gentjan continued by saying that another reason why young people don\u2019t vote is \u201cthe lack of a better political alternative\u201d because the opposition \u201chasn\u2019t been convincing enough\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he said that young people avoid politics and political science when choosing a university degree, which is something that further contributed to their lack of engagement when it comes to voting or raising their voices.<\/p>\n<p>Even activist Bislim Laknaj held a similar stance by saying that our younger generation should be more involved in politics in order to bring about the necessary changes to an \u201cobviously unpleasant reality, but they have lost all trust on the political parties that are currently active in our country\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a general sense of desperation when it comes to our political parties. Our youth is faced with an unjust and unequal society,\u201d \u2013 said Laknaj.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/04\/15\/ambassador-zingraf-we-will-continue-to-attract-albanian-youth-to-germany\/\">Ambassador Zingraf: We will continue to attract Albanian youth to Germany<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/01\/10\/dps-youth-forum-parties-arent-private-property-basha-will-need-to-hold-a-popular-vote\/\">DP\u2019s youth forum: Parties aren\u2019t private property, Basha will need to hold a popular vote<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/12\/08\/albanias-youth-eyeing-to-flee-the-country-for-a-better-future-in-europe\/\">Albania\u2019s youth eyeing to flee the country for a better future in Europe<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young people from 18 to 24 years old are no longer voting en masse. On the contrary, they represent the age group with the lowest turnout during an electoral process, according to CEC. But, why is this the case? 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