By Burma Partnership |
<p>With the National League for Democracy (NLD) <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=72826759&msgid=909868&act=98NZ&c=348258&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dvb.no%2Fnews%2Fnld-officially-wins-outright-majority-myanmar%2F59185">cementing its place</a> as the incoming government by achieving a supermajority in Parliament, the ongoing armed conflict in northern Burma, especially in Shan State, only highlights the pressing need for the new government to facilitate a genuine and inclusive peace process that works towards national reconciliation.<br /></p>
By Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) |
<p> The Asian Network for Free Elections(ANFREL) wishes to enthusiastically congratulate the people of Myanmar on their holding of General and Local Elections on November 8, 2015. Voters turned out in large numbers to peacefully exercise their democratic right to choose their own elected representatives. With many waiting in the early morning darkness hours before polls opened, the enthusiasm and patience shown by voters throughout the day is commendable.</p>
By Burma Partnership |
<p>On 4 November, Human Rights Watch (HRW) <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=72826759&msgid=909526&act=98NZ&c=348258&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2015%2F11%2F04%2Fburma-election-fundamentally-flawed">released</a> a briefing on the fundamental flaws of Burma’s 2015 elections. Among numerous shortcomings, the statement highlighted the unapologetically biased nature of the Union Election Commission (UEC); an electoral body that should encourage the elections to be democratic – not influence them.</p>
By Burma Partnership |
<p>On 27 October 2015, the Union Election Commission (UEC)<a href="http://www.dvb.no/news/elections-cancelled-in-4-shan-townships-myanmar/58539">announced</a> that elections would be cancelled in four townships in Shan State as a result of the newly intensified fighting between the Burma Army and the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N).<a href="http://www.dvb.no/news/burma-army-launch-assault-on-shan-army-hq-myanmar/58568">According</a> to the Shan State Progressive Party, the political wing of the SSA-N, the Burma Army was seen to ramp up attacks against the SSA-N after they deliberated t</p>
By Phyo Thiha Cho |
<div><em>Unexplained attacks on members of different religious communities in Mawlamyine are seen as attempts to foment inter-communal tensions ahead of the Nov. 8 elections. </em></div>
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By Burma Partnership |
<p>The process of advanced voting in Burma has begun amid much confusion and contradiction. <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=72826759&msgid=909123&act=98NZ&c=348258&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mmtimes.com%2Findex.php%2Fnational-news%2F17146-advanced-voting-prompts-confusion.html">According</a> to The Myanmar Times, election commission officials have offered countering details regarding the timeline of the advanced voting and foreign observers have reported being unaware that the process had even begun.</p>
By Burma Partnership |
<p>Myanmar will hold general elections on November 8, 2015, the first multi-party elections in 25 years since the result of 1990 general elections, held after the 8.8.88 democracy uprising, was rejected.<br /></p>
By Burma Partnership |
<p>On Friday 9 October, 2015, Burma Partnership released the <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=72826759&msgid=908706&act=98NZ&c=348258&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.burmapartnership.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F10%2FElections-for-Ethnic-Equality-Layout-11-points.pdf">report</a> Elections for Ethnic Equality? A Snapshot of Ethnic Perspectives on the 2015 Elections at the Royal Rose Restaurant, Rangoon.</p>