Myanmar elections

(File) Chairman of State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing reports implementation of future plans by SAC government in State of Emergency period at National Defence and Security Council meeting 2/2022 on 31 July. Photo: Global New Light Of Myanmar
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01 February 2023
Myanmar junta hints may extend state of emergency, delay polls
(File) An election worker (top C) ushers voters as they wait in line outside a polling centre in Mandalay on November 8, 2015. Photo: AFP
Election 2020
28 September 2020
School teachers assigned to polling booths to be...
All township education department offices have been instructed to inform all school...
(File) A staff member of the election commission prepares ballot at a polling station in the Wai Maw township of the Ma Khan Di village, Kachin State, northern Myanmar, 06 November 2015. Photo: EPA
Election 2020
28 September 2020
Kachin State Immigration Minister has concerns...
Kachin State government, Minister of Immigration and Human Resources Zaw Win said that he...
(File) A Myanmar voter casts her ballot at a polling centre in Mandalay on November 8, 2015. Photo: AFP
Election 2020
27 September 2020
Myanmar, Ethnic Politics and the 2020 General...
In the following brief, the Transnational Institute takes a look at ethnic politics ahead...
Supporters of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party ride a motorcade during a campaign in Wundwin, near Mandalay on September 19, 2020. Photo: Kyaw Thet Zin/AFP
Election 2020
24 September 2020
Election authorities call on parties to respect...
Myanmar’s election authorities are calling on political parties to rein in large crowds...
(File) Myanmar expats wait in line to cast their vote outside the Myanmar Embassy building in Singapore, 15 October 2015. Photo: WALLACE WOON/EPA
Election 2020
23 September 2020
Myanmar embassy in Singapore announces casting of...
The Myanmar embassy in Singapore made an announcement on September 22 which says that...
A man walks over a footbridge at downtown area despite the stay-at-home order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Yangon, Myanmar, 21 September 2020. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
Election 2020
22 September 2020
Election to continue as COVID-19 deaths reach 100...
Myanmar plans to push ahead with a November general election despite calls from...
The nearly empty 20-lane road stretching from across the National Parliament building in Naypyidaw, the capital city of Myanmar. Photo: AFP
Election 2020
22 September 2020
Military, political parties condemn intimidation...
Myanmar’s military and political parties have condemned intimidation tactics in the run-...
Facebook feed page is displayed on a smartphone. Photo: AFP
Election 2020
20 September 2020
Facebook takes measures for its platform for the...
Facebook recognizes the need for integrity of Myanmar’s election on its platform. In the...
Rakhine People check their names in the voters list in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 25 July 2020. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
Election 2020
20 September 2020
Carter Center to monitor Myanmar election
Following accreditation by the Union Election Commission, The Carter Center is launching...
(File) United Wa State Army (UWSA) special force snipers participate in a military parade, to commemorate 30 years of a ceasefire signed with the Myanmar military in the Wa State, in Panghsang on April 17, 2019. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
Election 2020
19 September 2020
How will ethnic parties fair in the Myanmar...
As the November 8 election date draws nearer, all contesting parties have scrambled to...
(File) A man casts vote for by-elections at a polling station of Hlaing Thar Yar township in Yangon, Myanmar, 01 April 2017. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
Election 2020
16 September 2020
Calls grow for Myanmar election delay as...
Opposition parties in Myanmar are calling for November's election to be postponed as the...
A resident checks voting lists at an administrative office in Yangon on July 25, 2020, ahead of the upcoming general election set for later in the year. Photo: Sai Aung Main/AFP
Election 2020
29 August 2020
UN rights office says Myanmar elections an...
The Myanmar government should embrace upcoming national elections, scheduled for November...

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