Though police security reports say there could be violence at some polling stations on election day, 8 November, the Mon State Chief of Police, Bo Bo Oo, is confident the polls will be peaceful in Mon State, according to Burma News International in a report on September 25.
"Though conflict is more likely to take place I do not think such conflict will happen,” U Bo Bo Oo told IMNA news service. “Because the ethnic armed organisations also have a great interest in working for peace and signing the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) I do not expect such conflicts to happen in the region. I believe that the election in Mon State will be peaceful."
On 15 September the Mon State Police issued a report saying that there will be almost 1,000 polling stations in Mon State and that there could be violence at over 90 of those stations, according to BNI.
Mon State police chief hopeful polls will be peaceful
27 September 2015
Mon State police chief hopeful polls will be peaceful