Gerontocracy Revolt in Europe

Young people across multiple European states are erupting into large-scale protests explicitly framed as a revolt against an entrenched elderly property-owning and political elite. The unrest links immediate triggers (university portal failures, fuel prices, housing) to a broader grievance: that a propertied older generation accumulated wealth and policy control while younger cohorts face stagnation and precarity. — If sustained, this generational revolt could reshape electoral coalitions, policing and housing policy, and force intergenerational bargaining over assets, taxation and urban governance across Western democracies.