Introduction to Kurdistan youth- Report 9: Civil society and politics

HOW TIRED ARE YOU FROM THESE PHENOMENA

According to the graph, 94.9%, 91.7%, 93.8%, 97.7%, and 77.5% of the youth are very tired of the phenomena of lack of justice, extreme affiliation to political parties, underperforming, corruption, and lack of individual freedom, respectively. On the other hand, the youth are least annoyed with the phenomenon of lack of individual freedom, compared to other phenomena. It is worth mentioning that the youth are more tired of corruption (97.7%) than any other phenomenon.

GENERALLY, HOW MUCH DO YOU CARE ABOUT POLITICS?

According to this graph, only 4% of the youth pay a lot of attention to politics, while 41% pay no attention to politics. On the other hand, 18% of the youth care little, and 30% very little, about politics. It is worth mentioning that 4% of the youth answered the question with I don't know. 71% of the youth do not care at all or care very little about politics, while only 7% care very much about it.

ARE YOU A MEMBER OF ANY POLITICAL PARTY?

This graph shows that 85% of the youth, more than three-quarters of them, are not a member of any political party, while only 15% are members of a political party. The high rate of youth non-membership in political parties (85%) can be attributed to a phenomenon such as corruption.

This graph shows that 85% of the youth, more than three-quarters of them, are not a member of any student, youth or women organizations, while only 15% are members of such organizations. The high rate of youth non-membership in these organizations (85%) can be again attributed to a phenomenon such as corruption.

This graph shows that 88% of the youth, more than three-quarters of them, are not a member of any non-governmental organization, while only 12% are a member of such organizations.