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graying electorate [1 record]

Record 1 2004-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
DEF

Underrepresentation of young voters.

CONT

The consequences of global aging reach far beyond the direct impact on public budgets. In the decades to come, Germany's workforce will shrink, its economy will slow or contract, and its electorate will gray. ... Along with a graying workforce, Germany will have a graying electorate.

CONT

The nation's rapidly graying electorate is creating a distorted national politics in which the issues that dominate campaigns and Capitol Hill reflect an ever-smaller slice of the country.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
CONT

La droite se voit en peine de renouveler un électorat vieillissant.

CONT

Les pressions énergiques exercées par un électorat vieillissant pour maintenir les prestations et les régimes de retraite actuels constituent l'un des grands enjeux auxquels le nouveau gouvernement fera face.

Spanish

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