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Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi's party and opposition ahead of elections.

Myanmar's military government has dissolved the National League for Democracy (NLD) party of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 39 other parties for failing to register for an election that will prolong the army's grip on power. The election is almost certain to be won by the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), a military proxy. The NLD and other parties were severely weakened by the military's 2021 coup and crackdown on protests. The election is dangerous for the country, as the majority of the population fiercely opposes going to the polls to legitimize the military's political control.

via CNN|

#aung-san-suu-kyi #election #military-coup

politics3 years ago•2 min saved

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi's NLD party and opposition ahead of elections.

Myanmar's military government has dissolved the National League for Democracy (NLD) party of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 39 other parties for failing to register for an election that will extend the army's grip on power. The polls, for which no date has been announced, will come amid a deepening crisis in Myanmar, where the military is fighting on multiple fronts to crush ethnic minority armies and a resistance movement formed to counter its lethal suppression of anti-coup dissent. The election is almost certain to be swept by the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), a military proxy that was trounced by the NLD in the 2015 election and in a 2020 vote that the generals eventually voided, citing unaddressed irregularities.

via Reuters|

#aung-san-suu-kyi #election #military

politics3 years ago•1 min saved

Myanmar military dissolves Suu Kyi's ruling party.

Myanmar's military-controlled election commission has dissolved the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, led by deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, for failing to re-register under a new electoral law. The NLD had won a landslide victory in the country's parliamentary elections in November 2020, but less than three months later, the army carried out a coup and jailed Aung San Suu Kyi. The NLD has said it would not contest what it calls an illegitimate election. No date has been set for the new polls.

via Al Jazeera English|

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