2020 General Elections
Myanmar's President U Win Myint has won a seat in the lower house of the next parliament in Sunday's general elections, according to an announcement from the Union Election Commission Xinhua reported. Read more: https://bit.ly/2IjpUiB
Myanmar's military-aligned opposition party on Wednesday rejected the results of this week's election as "unfair" and called for a fresh vote - a demand immediately rebuffed by the election authorities. Read more: https://bit.ly/3plYA3A
In this 2020 general election, 35 former union ministers and chief ministers who served in Senior Gen. Than Shwe and President Thein Sein’s governments contested as candidates. Read more: https://bit.ly/3lo1YZq
People’s Alliance for Credible Elections (PACE) executive director Sai Ye Kyaw Swar Myint said today at a press conference that during their election observation they found at about 30% of all polling stations across the country voters had to return home without voting as their names were missing in the electoral rolls. Read more: https://bit.ly/3kic7Wj
After five years without a single Muslim MP, Myanmar is in need of someone to help fight for the rights of oppressed minorities, says Sithu Maung as he celebrates his election to parliament. Read more: https://bit.ly/36B6huz