In the two recent local elections in Germany there was a clear 10 percentage point gender gap, with men more likely to vote for the AfD and women more likely to vote for left and centre-left options. Any comparison with other elections in Europe? Yes, the "modern gender gap"—where men lean toward the far-right and women support left or center-left parties—is a well-documented phenomenon across Europe. This division is particularly acute among younger generations (Millennials and Generation Z). Data from the European Election Studies (EES) reveals that across the EU, 21% of men under 30 supported a far-right or right-wing populist party, compared to only 14% of young women . [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] The table below illustrates how the gender gap manifests in specific European countries: Cross-European Gender Gap Comparison Country Far-Right Trends (Men) Left / Centre-Left Trends (Women) Context & Dynamics Sweden Strong support for the far-right Sweden...
“The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.” —Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilisation and the Remaking of the World Order, 1996, p. 51