Student Presenter(s): Tint Tha Ra Wun
Faculty Mentor: Jeaniffere Vila
Department: English
School/College: College of Arts and Sciences, New York City

Youth are considered to be less experienced when it comes to politics and elections. Studies have shown that the youth voter turnout is relatively low when compared to other age group populations. Myanmar (officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar) is a country in Southeast Asia. Under the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, the government system being practiced in Myanmar is neither parliamentary democracy nor presidential democracy, but it is somewhat between the two [Myanmar (Burma)]. According to the Constitution, a general election is to be held every five years in order to elect parliamentarians to the two legislative chambers, the House of Representatives and the House of Nationalities (Htut 255–272). This study aims to investigate the participation of young voters aged 18-24 in the 2020 Myanmar elections. An online questionnaire was conducted, and the responses from 100 eligible participants were used as the primary data of this research paper. It had been predicted that less than 50% of the survey respondents answered that they participated in the 2020 Myanmar elections. The results obtained were unexpected: a strong 94% of the survey participants cast their votes in the 2020 Myanmar elections. Thus, it is concluded that youth, specifically youth in Myanmar, may not be as indifferent in politics and elections as generally considered.