Political Interest and Participation of Youth in Albania: The Views of the Youth

Abstract

Political participation is an important factor in democracy. For this reason, there are various types of election systems in the usages of many countries. It seems that, election systems do not make voters to cast their votes on the day of election, if those people are not interested in politics. Albania is considered a country that has a type of democratic transition which needs to have political participation and interest of its youth in order to establish a solid and strong democratic tradition in the country. This paper examines the youth` s views on political participation and interest in politics in Albania. The results are important and demonstrate that the university students are keen on politics. This is very important for the future of Albanian democracy. The results have been compared with other countries in order to understand the phenomenon of political interest of the target group. Further, the democratic transition and evolving tradition of Albanian politics are encouraging. Therefore, this paper concludes that Albania may have a better future, if the youth involved in politics and political activities more and see youth in the political parties and in the parliament. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n6p251