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YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE REGION

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Youth voter turnout: 37.79% turnout in May 2023; youth participation lower but not quantified.
Citizen participation: Law No. 45/2016 on Volunteering; National Youth Strategy 2022–2029
Youth representation: YP 2023 Report: 0 MPs under 30, 1 mayor under 30, 1 minister under 35
Trust in institutions: FES Study 2024: High trust in EU (74.7%) and UN (74.3%); only 2% fully trust Parliament

Youth voter turnout: 51.45% general turnout in 2022; youth turnout data not disaggregated.
Citizen participation: FBiH Youth Law; RS Youth Policy
Youth representation: YP 2023 Report: 3 MPs under 30, 0 mayors, 0 ministers under 35
Trust in institutions: FES BiH: Low trust in judiciary and political parties

Youth voter turnout: 56.4% general turnout in 2023; no youth-specific data
Citizen participation: Law on Volunteering (2010); Youth Strategy 2023–2027
Youth representation: YP 2023 Report: 2 MPs under 30, 0 mayors, 1 minister under 35
Trust in institutions: FES Montenegro: Low political trust; 64% trust prosecutorial institutions

Youth voter turnout: 55.44% general turnout in 2024; no youth-specific data.
Citizen participation: Law on Volunteering (2007); Law on Youth Participation (2020)
Youth representation: YP 2023 Report: 0 MPs under 30, 0 mayors under 30, 1 minister under 35
Trust in institutions: FES North Macedonia: Low trust in Parliament, government, and media

Youth voter turnout: 53.25% general turnout in 2023; youth turnout is low
Citizen participation: Law on Volunteering (2010); Youth Law
Youth representation: YP 2023 Report: 2 MPs under 30, 0 mayors, 1 minister under 35
Trust in institutions: FES Serbia: 54.2% feel excluded from politics; moderate trust in elections

Youth voter turnout: 52.64% general turnout in 2018; youth turnout: 40.5%
Citizen participation: Act on Volunteering (2011); YouthWiki Slovenia
Youth representation: Data not provided for the age MPs, mayors and ministries.
Trust in institutions: FES Slovenia: Moderate trust; lowest turnout among youth

Youth voter turnout: 61.89% general turnout in 2024; youth turnout typically lower
Citizen participation: Law on Volunteering; National Youth Programme 2023 – 2025
Youth representation: no young mayors listed, 0–1 ministers under 35 (not listed); out of 151 MPs, only 3 are aged between 21 and 30, representing approximately 2.0% of the parliament.
Trust in institutions: FES Croatia

Youth voter turnout: 48.78% general turnout in 2021; youth turnout not separately reported.
Citizen participation: Law No. 03/L-145 on Youth; Volunteering Study (EU)
Youth representation: YP 2023 Report: 3 MPs under 30, 0 mayors under 30, 2 ministers under 35
Trust in institutions: FES Kosovo 2024: Low trust in government and political parties; only 2% feel represented