{
  "id": 19109386,
  "title": "Representative survey: Poll: Majority considers democracy to be correct",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/reprasentative-befragung-umfrage-mehrheit-halt-demokratie-fur-richtig",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-09T06:30:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/repraesentative-befragung-umfrage-mehrheit-haelt-demokratie-fuer-richtig/100268339.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A majority of people in Germany view democracy as a good form of government, with 87% of citizens holding this view, according to a survey by Infratest dimap commissioned by WDR. However, 63% of respondents expressed dissatisfaction with how democracy is currently functioning. The survey found that 34% of respondents consider right-wing extremism to be the biggest threat to democracy, while 7% cited extremism from both the right and left, and 6% mentioned migration. The survey also showed that 71% of respondents support citizens being able to directly vote on certain policy issues at the federal level, and 58% see improving public transportation as a top priority.",
  "summary": "What do people think about democracy, referendums, and where do they currently see dangers? A survey commissioned by WDR provides information.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}