Democracy, not a spectator sport: The voting turnout of the European youth is consistently lower than other age groups, exemplified by only 42% of those aged 18-24 participating in the European elections, and similar tendencies detected in regional and national Norwegian elections. What strategy should European countries follow to increase civic participation amongst the youth, reduce their apathy towards politics and voting, and ensure trust in political parties, taking into account the ideological and socio-economical lack of representation?