2020 General Elections

04 November 2020
2020 General Elections
President U Win Myint wins seat in the lower house

Myanmar's President U Win Myint has won a seat in the lower house of the next parliament in Sunday's general elections, according to an announcement from the Union Election Commission Xinhua reported. Read more: https://bit.ly/2IjpUiB

Myanmar’s opposition USDP party rejects 'unfair' election, demands new vote

Myanmar's military-aligned opposition party on Wednesday rejected the results of this week's election as "unfair" and called for a fresh vote - a demand immediately rebuffed by the election authorities. Read more: https://bit.ly/3plYA3A

Former union ministers and chief ministers defeated by big margin in 2020 general elections

In this 2020 general election, 35 former union ministers and chief ministers who served in Senior Gen. Than Shwe and President Thein Sein’s governments contested as candidates. Read more: https://bit.ly/3lo1YZq

Missing names in electoral rolls in about 30% polling stations across the country

People’s Alliance for Credible Elections (PACE) executive director Sai Ye Kyaw Swar Myint said today at a press conference that during their election observation they found at about 30% of all polling stations across the country voters had to return home without voting as their names were missing in the electoral rolls. Read more: https://bit.ly/3kic7Wj

Myanmar Muslim MP-elect vows to be rights champion

After five years without a single Muslim MP, Myanmar is in need of someone to help fight for the rights of oppressed minorities, says Sithu Maung as he celebrates his election to parliament. Read more: https://bit.ly/36B6huz