Will COVID-19 delay the election?
Earlier this month, a group of 24 opposition political parties petitioned the Union Election Commission (UEC) to delay the election. The UEC refused. Critics of the request dismissed the effort as a ploy to buy more time to campaign and upset the sta
Elections will not be postponed
The Union Election Commission (UEC) rejected a request to postpone the upcoming elections due to the new wave of COVID-19 infections. The request was brought by a group of opposition parties led by the Union Solidarity and Development Party, the chie
Some Muslim candidates disqualified in election
As the general election draws closer, a major issue has proved to be who can and cannot run. This week, the Rakhine State sub-commission of the Union Election Commission disqualified five Muslim candidates. “They were rejected mainly because th
IMF predicts slow growth regardless of pandemic
Myanmar should expect “subdued” economic growth thanks to its upcoming election, armed conflicts and an unstable banking sector, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its annual consultation. The IMF reached these conclusions befo
Independent ethnic Wa authority will seek to allow voting
The Wa Self-Administered Division, an autonomous zone of the ethnic Wa people, will attempt to work with the Union Government to hold voting in the upcoming election. Last month, officials of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the Union Election Com
