In light of the war in Ukraine, a relative majority of respondents in Germany called for the resumption of conscription - according to a poll conducted by the Insa Institute, writes the German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau.

The publication is referenced by Deutsche Welle.

According to the published material, 47% of respondents answered in the affirmative to the question "Are you in favor or against the reintroduction of compulsory military service in Germany?"

At the same time, 34% of respondents are negative about this measure, another 19% could not give a clear answer or refused to answer.

Conscription in Germany was abolished in 2011 when

Karl-Theodor zu Gutenberg

was defense minister .

Prior to that, compulsory conscription had existed for 55 years.

The call to the Bundeswehr can be resumed only in the event of an immediate and imminent threat to the country's security.

Discussion of a return to universal suffrage

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, some representatives of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, which is in opposition, as well as the Social Democratic Party of Germany, which is part of the ruling coalition, called for a debate on her return.

Earlier, in 2020, when

Angela Merkel

was in power , a proposal to start a discussion on the return of universal military service was made by the Bundestag Commissioner for the Bundeswehr,

Eva Hogel

.

The reason for her speech was a loud scandal, when a large number of supporters of the right-wing extremist views were found in the special unit of the Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK), an elite unit of the Bundeswehr.