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A Military-Backed Party in Myanmar Holds Rallies as Campaigning Begins for December Election
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an end to Myanmar's four-year civil war and urged the junta to prioritize humanitarian aid over a December election widely seen as unfair.
- Campaigning has started in Myanmar for a December election widely viewed as a bid to legitimize the military's 2021 takeover, according to the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party .
- Rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, and the European Commission have labeled the upcoming election a 'sham' and ruled out sending observers due to concerns over fairness.
- Many opposition parties, including the National League for Democracy, have been disbanded, preventing meaningful participation, while active war zones will not host voting in certain national constituencies.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the election could increase instability in Myanmar, indicating that there is a lack of credible opposition likely benefiting the USDP.
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Parties approved to participate in Myanmar's junta-organised elections are set to start campaigning Tuesday, two months ahead of a poll being shunned at home and abroad as a ploy to legitimise military rule. Myanmar has been consumed by civil war since the military snatched power in a 2021 coup, deposing and jailing democratic figurehead Aung
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A military-backed party in Myanmar holds rallies as campaigning begins for December election
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