Are young Europeans really left-leaning? Poll sheds some light

A new poll covering the EU’s five largest countries finds young Europeans are not uniformly left-leaning and instead appear 'on the fence' politically. For portfolios, this increases near-term political ambiguity in major EU states and lowers the probability of a clear, uniform shift toward left-leaning fiscal or regulatory policies ahead of upcoming elections.

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A new poll covering the EU’s five largest countries finds young Europeans are not uniformly left-leaning and instead appear 'on the fence' politically. For portfolios, this increases near-term political ambiguity in major EU states and lowers the probability of a clear, uniform shift toward left-leaning fiscal or regulatory policies ahead of upcoming elections.