2020 Election

2020 Election

Elderly family members of Tatmadaw personnel wait to cast advance votes ahead of last year’s November 8 election. (Yan Moe Naing / Myanmar Now) 
A dozen organizations have called on the military to avoid political instability and allow a...
Published on Jan 30, 2021
Security aas ramped up on the way to the Supreme Court in Naypyitaw on Friday as pro-military protestors rallied in the capital (Nyan Hlaing Linn/Myanmar Now)
Supreme Court hearing petitions against the President and election officials as uncertainty abounds about whether newly elected MPs will take their seats next week
Jan 29, 2021
Security has been tightened around the Supreme Court in Naypyitaw (Nyan Hlaing Linn/Myanmar Now)
Statement came shortly before state broadcaster MRTV announced the Amyotha Hluttaw would convene a day later than planned
Jan 29, 2021
USDP supporters take part in a campaign event in Yangon region’s Seikgyi Kha Naung To township on November 6, 2020. (Photo: Sai Zaw / Myanmar Now)
The move is the latest salvo in the military proxy party’s ongoing effort to challenge the legitimacy of last year’s election
Jan 23, 2021
The hearings will be held at the UEC’s headquarters in Naypyitaw from February 1 (Nyan Hlaing Lin/Myanmar Now)
The USDP candidates alleging electoral fraud and irregularities lost to their NLD opponents by between 24,000 and 250,000 votes
Jan 21, 2021
A USDP campaigner gives a mask to an NLD supporter during the run up to the 2020 election. (Sai Zaw/ Myanmar Now)
The remarks come after months of attempts by the military’s proxy party to cast doubt on the outcome of an election that delivered a landslide victory to the ruling party
Jan 8, 2021
Supporters of the USDP march in Naypyidaw ahead of polling day last month (Nyan Hlaing Lin/Myanmar Now) 
USDP spokesperson says democratic culture is being ‘emasculated’ after filing complaints about 'irregularities' during November 8 poll
Dec 29, 2020
Voters’ pinky fingers were inked after their ballots were cast to prevent them from voting more than once. (Sai Zaw/Myanmar Now)
The military-backed opposition party has pressed multiple charges against 11 people for alleged election-related violations
Nov 26, 2020
Over 40 people lost their lives and many more were left homeless in the wake of riots that hit Meiktila in 2013. (Yan Moe Naing/Myanmar Now) 
After years of communal tensions, the people of Meiktila are counting on the ruling party to restore peace and stability
Nov 21, 2020
USDP central executive member Maung Myint seen with nationalist activist Khin Wine Kyi at an event in Kawhmu township in February (Sai Zaw/Myanmar Now)
High profile ultranationalists like Michael Kyaw Myint and Khin Wine Kyi won only a few hundred votes
Nov 20, 2020
Nationalist campaigners distribute stickers at the corner of 26th and 73rd Streets in Mandalay on November 3. (Photo: Supplied) 
The two accused face a year in prison for violating an election law ban on the use of religion for campaign purposes
Nov 14, 2020
Aung Zin Phyo, who was beaten to death after last Sunday’s election, had been an NLD supporter for years. (Supplied)
According to witnesses to the brutal attack, one of the killers shouted, ‘I’m from the USDP!’
Nov 13, 2020
The USDP holds a press conference at its office on Thanlwin road in Yangon on November 11. (Myanmar Now)
Officials ruled out redoing last week’s election, which delivered a devastating defeat to the military-backed opposition party
Nov 12, 2020

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