election

State Counsellor casts an advanced ballot for the November 8 poll
Myanmar’s pandemic-era election is plagued with difficulties, and the EU has made things worse 
Reliable information is a rare commodity this election, so why has the EU funded an app promoting...
Nov 4, 2020
Kyaw Myint seen in a video clip posted on social media on September 26, before his arrest (UDP/Facebook)
Election commission dissolves United Democratic Party for possessing illegal funds
The party’s candidates are now disqualified from running as MPs in the November 8 election
NLD candidates Min Aung (left), Ni Ni May Myint (center) and Chit Chit Chaw were detained on Wednesday morning 
Three NLD candidates snatched by armed men while campaigning in Rakhine 
Party spokesperson said he understood the three were being held on Ramree island
NUD chair Sein Win and his children meet with voters at the party’s headquarters on October 3. (Nyan Hlaing Lin/Myanmar Now)
A political veteran takes a fresh run at power, this time with his family in tow
He no longer has the backing of Myanmar’s ruling party, but with his children by his side, Sein Win feels confident of victory in November