diff --git a/backend/routers/falukantRouter.js b/backend/routers/falukantRouter.js
index 8b96c68..2f88afc 100644
--- a/backend/routers/falukantRouter.js
+++ b/backend/routers/falukantRouter.js
@@ -76,10 +76,9 @@ router.get('/health', falukantController.getHealth);
 router.post('/health', falukantController.healthActivity);
 router.get('/politics/overview', falukantController.getPoliticsOverview);
 router.get('/politics/open', falukantController.getOpenPolitics);
+router.post('/politics/open', falukantController.applyForElections);
 router.get('/politics/elections', falukantController.getElections);
 router.post('/politics/elections', falukantController.vote);
-router.get('/politics/open', falukantController.getOpenPolitics);
-router.post('/politics/open', falukantController.applyForElections);
 router.get('/cities', falukantController.getRegions);
 router.get('/products/price-in-region', falukantController.getProductPriceInRegion);
 router.get('/products/prices-in-region', falukantController.getAllProductPricesInRegion);
diff --git a/backend/services/falukantService.js b/backend/services/falukantService.js
index af3c885..f90eaeb 100644
--- a/backend/services/falukantService.js
+++ b/backend/services/falukantService.js
@@ -4249,14 +4249,6 @@ class FalukantService extends BaseService {
         });
     }
 
-    async getOpenPolitics(hashedUserId) {
-        const user = await this.getFalukantUserByHashedId(hashedUserId);
-        if (!user || user.character.nobleTitle.labelTr === 'noncivil') {
-            return [];
-        }
-
-    }
-
     async getElections(hashedUserId) {
         const user = await this.getFalukantUserByHashedId(hashedUserId);
         if (!user || user.character.nobleTitle.labelTr === 'noncivil') {
@@ -4417,6 +4409,7 @@ class FalukantService extends BaseService {
         const characterId = character.id;
         const ageDays = character.birthdate ? calcAge(character.birthdate) : 0;
         const canApplyByAge = ageDays >= FalukantService.MIN_AGE_POLITICS_DAYS;
+        console.log('[getOpenPolitics] characterId=', characterId, 'birthdate=', character.birthdate, 'ageDays=', ageDays, 'MIN=', FalukantService.MIN_AGE_POLITICS_DAYS, 'canApplyByAge=', canApplyByAge);
         const rows = await sequelize.query(
             FalukantService.RECURSIVE_REGION_SEARCH,
             {
@@ -4492,6 +4485,7 @@ class FalukantService extends BaseService {
                 };
             })
             .filter(election => !election.alreadyApplied); // Nur Positionen ohne bestehende Bewerbung
+        console.log('[getOpenPolitics] returning', result.length, 'entries, canApplyByAge on first:', result[0]?.canApplyByAge);
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -4508,7 +4502,9 @@ class FalukantService extends BaseService {
 
         // 2) Mindestalter 16 (Spieljahre = 16 Tage Realzeit)
         const ageDays = character.birthdate ? calcAge(character.birthdate) : 0;
+        console.log('[applyForElections] characterId=', character.id, 'birthdate=', character.birthdate, 'ageDays=', ageDays, 'MIN=', FalukantService.MIN_AGE_POLITICS_DAYS);
         if (ageDays < FalukantService.MIN_AGE_POLITICS_DAYS) {
+            console.log('[applyForElections] rejected: too_young');
             throw new Error('too_young');
         }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/falukant/PoliticsView.vue b/frontend/src/views/falukant/PoliticsView.vue
index 4360b7f..1f8b6bb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/falukant/PoliticsView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/falukant/PoliticsView.vue
@@ -246,10 +246,14 @@ export default {
             this.loading.openPolitics = true;
             try {
                 const { data } = await apiClient.get('/api/falukant/politics/open');
-                this.openPolitics = data;
+                this.openPolitics = Array.isArray(data) ? data : [];
+                // Debug: Alters-Flag prüfen
+                if (this.openPolitics.length > 0) {
+                    console.log('[PoliticsView] loadOpenPolitics: count=', this.openPolitics.length, 'first.canApplyByAge=', this.openPolitics[0].canApplyByAge, 'first.id=', this.openPolitics[0].id);
+                }
                 // Bereits beworbene Positionen vorselektieren, damit die Checkbox
                 // sichtbar markiert bleibt.
-                this.selectedApplications = data
+                this.selectedApplications = this.openPolitics
                     .filter(e => e.alreadyApplied)
                     .map(e => e.id);
             } catch (err) {