In the interwar crisis of democracy, participation in elections surged as voters tried to protest against what the radical parties denounced as “the system”. In Germany in 2009, electoral participation fell by 5%, to 72.5%.  Those voters who were disillusioned by politics simply thought that there was no point in voting.
En la crisis de la democracia de entreguerras, la participación en las elecciones experimentó un repentino aumento, cuando los votantes intentaron protestar contra lo que los partidos radicales denunciaban como “el sistema”. En la Alemania de 2009, la participación electoral ha disminuido un cinco por ciento: hasta el 72,5 por ciento.