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General elections were held in Myanmar on 8 November 2020. Voting occurred in all constituencies, excluding seats appointed by or reserved for the military, to elect members to both the upper house — the Amyotha Hluttaw (the House of Nationalities) and the lower house — the Pyithu Hluttaw (the House of Representatives) of the Assembly of the Union, as well as State and Regional Hluttaws ...
The country has had 17 general elections since 1922. Following the 2020 elections , in which the National League for Democracy increased its majority, the Tatmadaw , Myanmar's military, claimed the results were invalid. [ 5 ]
After casting his ballot, he vowed to accept the election results. [22] In the 2020 general elections, the NLD won another landslide over the Tatmadaw (military)-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party, which lost additional seats in both chambers of the national legislature. Domestic and international election observers deemed the ...
Myanmar’s ruling party led by Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory on Monday after a general election seen as a referendum on the first democratic government to lead the country since the end of ...
[96] [40] In the lead-up to the 2020 Myanmar general election, he worked with the USDP to position himself as the next President. [96] Throughout 2019, Min Aung Hlaing made several public appearances dubbed a "charm offensive," at several religious sites and charity functions, [97] raising speculation about his political ambitions.
On the eve of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the military deemed the results of the 2020 Myanmar general election fraudulent, citing voting irregularities. [8] On 28 January, the UEC rejected the military's allegations, unable to substantiate their claims, sparking fears of an impending coup. [8]
Myanmar will hold a national census next month to compile voter lists for a general election and to analyze population and socioeconomic trends, the head of the military government said. Senior ...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon claimed voting conditions had been "insufficiently inclusive, participatory and transparent." [68] The People's Republic of China's Foreign Ministry said the election was "a critical step for Myanmar in implementing the seven-step road map in the transition to an elected government, and thus is welcome." [69]