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Tale of Five Elections

Mayangone

An elderly voter casts an advance ballot in Yangon's Mayangone Township on October 30. (Nyein Su Wai Kyaw Soe | Frontier)

Voting trumps COVID-19 concerns in Mayangone Township

Voters in Yangon’s northern Mayangone Township say exercising their right to vote is more important than worrying about catching COVID-19 on Sunday.

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Voters in COVID-19 protective gear queue up to vote at a Mayangone Township polling station on November 9. (Thuya Zaw | Frontier)

‘Young people need jobs’: Mayangone voters hope NLD victory boosts youth employment

Residents in one of Yangon’s largest constituencies are urging the ruling party to use its powerful mandate to provide work for young people, and to deliver more urban development.

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Mayangone Township residents keep their distance while lined up for donations of rice, fish and oil from political party campaigners on October 7. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)

Unable to campaign, parties pivot to COVID-19 charity in Yangon’s Mayangone Township

Pandemic restrictions have moved campaigns mostly online, but that hasn’t stopped parties from doling out “charity” to the residents of a north Yangon suburb where the NLD remains king.

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A Mayangone trishaw driver waits for customers while clad in People's Pioneer Party gear. (Thuya Zaw | Frontier)

NLD challenger faces an uphill battle in Mayangone

Voters in the affluent Yangon township remain enthusiastic about the ruling party, but the insurgent People’s Pioneer Party is pouring resources into the election race.

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Ye Mon

Ye Mon

Ye Mon started as a reporter at Pyithu Khit news journal in 2011. Prior to joining Frontier, he worked as a reporter at the Myanmar Times and on the DVB English team.

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