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
Myint Naing (center) at a press conference in Naypyitaw on November 11 (Nyan Hlaing Lin / Myanmar Now)
Commission invited USDP to make a legal complaint but said the NLD has won most seats declared so far
Nov 12, 2020
NLD supporters rally in Myitkyina on October 17. (National League for Democracy-Kachin State/Facebook)
The ruling party performed well in areas where it was expected to lose support to ethnic parties
Nov 12, 2020
Graphic by Moe Htet Hlyan/Myanmar Now 
The People’s Pioneer Party and the People’s Party failed to win any seats or even beat the USDP for second place in most races
Nov 11, 2020
The nationalist ANP won eight of the 13 available national parliamentary seats on Sunday (Phadu Tun Aung/Myanmar Now)
Rakhine residents resoundingly rejected the NLD to hand a majority of seats to the ethnonationalist party
Nov 10, 2020
NLD and USDP supporters are seen at Seikkyi Kanaungto township in Yangon on November 6, two days before the election. (Sai Zaw/Myanmar Now)
The USDP and other parties accuse the NLD of prematurely declaring itself the victor in Sunday’s election
Nov 10, 2020
Photo - Sai Zaw/Myanmar Now
Ruling party says it is on course for re-election with a resounding victory
Nov 10, 2020
Supporters of the NLD gather outside party headquarters in Yangon (Sai Zaw/Myanmar Now)
Spokesperson Dr Myo Nyunt says party’s numbers show NLD will be able to form the next government
Nov 9, 2020
Graphics (Moe Htet Hlyan/Myanmar Now)
Former President’s Office minister once again beat the NLD in Bawlakhe, where he has given away free cars
Nov 9, 2020
Poll workers count ballots in Yangon being on the evening of November 8 (Sai Zaw/Myanmar Now)
The trouble started after poll workers in both locations gave voters the wrong ballots
Nov 9, 2020
Moe Htet Hlyan/Graphics
The People’s Pioneer Party has yet to report a victory anywhere in the country
Nov 9, 2020
Graphic – (Moe Htet Hlyan/Myanmar Now)
Zeyathiri township in Naypyitaw is a stronghold of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party
Nov 9, 2020
Tatmadaw Commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing gives instructions about the election to regional commanders. (Tatmadaw True News Information Team)
Most will act in a non-security capacity and will not be permitted to wear their uniforms, according to election officials
Nov 8, 2020

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