Elections News Myanmar Junta Chief Announces Election For December Or January

Why is Myanmar junta pushing for elections?

Myanmar has plunged into civil war since the military-- known as Tatmadaw-- snatched power in a 2021 coup. While the Southeast Asian regional bloc ASEAN seems to be following a "wait and see" approach ... Read More

Myanmar: Junta launches fresh attacks on media and election rights

A new election law imposes harsh criminal penalties for "any speech, organising, inciting, protesting, or distributing leaflets in order to destroy a part of the electoral process." ... Read More

Myanmar: Junta feigns openness, tightens control of election coverage

RSF said the junta’s claim that media will be allowed to cover the election "is simply a tactic to legitimise new restrictions." ... Read More

Myanmar’s military will no doubt win this month’s sham elections. But could a shake-up follow?

The elections are a clear attempt by the regime to gain legitimacy and sideline the government in exile. But they open the possibility of some diffusion of power. Read More

Myanmar: how the military junta reinforces media crackdown one month before elections

One month before the general elections organised by Myanmar’s military junta, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns against the use of a so-called “electoral interference” law to prosecute the ... Read More

Overseas Myanmar Voters Spurn Election Despite Junta Intimidation

Migrant communities from Thailand to Korea are resisting pressure to cast advance ballots as the regime seeks legitimacy for a vote widely dismissed as a sham to cement military rule. Read More

Myanmar Junta Amnesties More Than 3,000 Political Prisoners in Advance of Election

The pardons are designed to ensure maximum support for the upcoming election, which has been widely criticized as a sham process designed to support military rule. Read More

Myanmar election not free or credible: Thailand's Foreign Minister

Thailand's Foreign Minister declares Myanmar's upcoming election will lack credibility, urging for Aung San Suu Kyi's release. Read More

Campaigning begins in Myanmar's junta-run election

Parties approved to participate in Myanmar's junta-organised elections started campaigning on Tuesday, two months ahead of a poll being shunned at home and abroad as a ploy to legitimise military rule ... Read More

US ends temporary status for Myanmar nationals, cites coming elections as ‘progress’

Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem said the situation in Myanmar has improved and it is safe for citizens to return to the war-torn country. Read More

Toddler and Family Killed as Myanmar Junta Ramps Up Election Bombing Campaign

Airstrike in Sagaing Region also injured children and adults as the regime intensifies indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas in the run up to this month’s vote. Read More