Dortmund's youth chooses: U18 Bundestag election in full swing!

Dortmund's youth chooses: U18 Bundestag election in full swing!

In Dortmund, the U18 Bundestag election 2025 is just around the corner and offers young people under the age of 18 the opportunity to experience political participation. Like Nordstadtblogger this year, more youth facilities will take part in the election. A total of over 40 polling stations are available in Dortmund in which the young voters can vote until February 14th.

The U18 election is an important platform for young people to show their political interests and actively participate in democratic processes. The choice is organized by the “Jugend und Democracy” of the Dortmund youth ring, which has coordinated the U18 elections since 1999. These always take place nine days before the regular Bundestag election.

important key data of the U18 election

• opening of 40 polling stations in all 12 districts.
• The choice enables young people to express their political concerns.
• results are published nationwide.
• In the last election in 2021, 4041 young Dortmunders took part.
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• Locations and opening times of the polling stations are available on the website of the youth ring Dortmund: jrdo.de .

Bärbel Bas, President of the German Bundestag and umbrella woman of the initiative, emphasizes the importance of political participation in young people. The growing participation in children and youth elections is also discussed, which contributes to strengthening democratic consciousness.

youth participation as the key to democracy

The U18 Bundestag election is only one of many forms of youth participation that aims to bring in the voice of children and adolescents into politics. Political Education nrw explains that young people learn from experience that their opinions are heard and that they can influence political decisions. Formats of youth participation promote essential skills such as dealing with political issues and the exchange in discussions.

The creation of a youth parliament for people aged 12 to 20 is also on the agenda. This could offer a platform to actively communicate social issues such as climate and education policy to the Bundestag. u18 addresses the endeavor of volts to reduce the election age in Germany to 16 years in order to grant young people more.

It remains to be seen how the U18 election 2025 will convey a feeling for democracy and participation to the youngsters in Dortmund. The participation of this generation in political processes is a step in the right direction to cope with the challenges of tomorrow.