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Myanmar junta 'likely' to hold polls in 2025: Party officials

Myanmar's junta plans to hold elections in 2025, according to party officials. The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party stated that the census-taking process in 2024 makes holding elections next year impossible. The junta-approved party also indicated that elections are likely to be held in early 2025. The junta-stacked election commission has granted permission for 36 political parties to participate in future polls.
The military justified its coup in 2021 by claiming widespread fraud in the 2020 elections won by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy . The junta dissolved the NLD in March for failing to re-register under new military-authored rules. The NLD's leadership has been severely affected by the junta's crackdown on dissent.
The first-past-the-post voting system, under which the NLD won majorities, will be scrapped, and a proportional representation system will be adopted. The timeline for holding polls remains uncertain, and any elections under the junta are seen as lacking legitimacy by the United States. Myanmar continues to experience violence and daily bomb blasts.

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Myanmar junta ‘likely’ to hold polls in 2025: party officials

Myanmar's junta will likely hold elections in 2025, party officials told AFP on Tuesday, even as the military struggles to crush resistance to its rule.

2 years ago·Nigeria

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Myanmar junta 'likely' to hold polls in 2025: Party officials

YANGON: Myanmar's junta will likely hold elections in 2025, party officials told AFP on Tuesday (Sep 5), even as the military struggles to crush resistance to its rule. The military justified its February 2021 putsch with unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud in 2020 elections won resoundingl

2 years ago·Singapore

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Myanmar junta 'likely' to hold polls in 2025

Myanmar's junta seized power in February 2021, alleging fraud in the previous year's elections won by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy. The coup ended a decade-long democratic experiment and sparked nationwide resistance. The junta has dissolved the NLD and plans to implement a proportional representation system.

2 years ago·India

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