Six in ten Germans oppose military service by lots, survey finds

Most Germans oppose the idea of a lot to determine who is fit for recruiting and who is called to serve in the armed forces, according to a survey.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz's federal government is considering restoring a form of mandatory military service, which was suspended in 2011, in order to respond to the growing Russian threat and strengthen Bundeswehr (the German Armed Forces) in line with NATO's new goals, follows Periscope.

According to a survey by Institute I The NSA for Sunday's Bild, 60% of respondents believe that using a lot system to determine who will be called for military service is wrong.

One in five respondents felt that a spell system would be the right one for that purpose. About 11% said they were not interested and 8% did not answer the question.

Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told the Bild newspaper that it is up to Bundestag ( Federal Parliament) to decide how to strengthen the German armed forces. Military service should be based on voluntary recruiting for as long as possible, he added. However, he stressed that a large - scale recruit to Germany would not go unnoticed in Russia and act as an obstacle. /tch