The party primarily focused on the interests of teenagers and young adults.

The party was founded in 2017 by roughly 35 pupils from the Emsland Gymnasium in Rheine.

The JED wanted more funding for schools, a faster implementation of new media in the classroom, as well as a return to the G9 policy for gymnasiums.

The party also wanted to raise HARZ IV and legalize the authorized distribution of recreational cannabis.

[7] The JED only ever participated in the 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election, where it received 7,054 votes (0.1%).