SVP Regional Youth Committee: Youth Politicians Are Not Fig Leaf

Bolzano – After the municipal elections in South Tyrol, the young generation in the South Tyrolean People's Party (JG) is delighted with the strong performance of its candidates: around 40 more young councillors than in 2020 have made their way into the municipal offices. In total, the JG now represents almost 300 councillors. Despite this success, [...]

"So far, so good!" says the JG chairman Anna Künig. In the past few days, however, there are more and more messages from communities and they are less positive. "I get more and more hints, calls and messages in which I am told that young councillors are being passed over in the occupation of the committee," says a Young Generation (SVP). "We young people, who are politically involved, are more than an electoral means to the end." More than an un…