Elections in Myanmar: The coming time may be more difficult for the Myanmarese who are facing the coup. Here about two years ago, the army overthrew the elected government of the head of democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, and the army chief took over the rule. For some time, Myanmar’s army chief has been saying that he will hold multi-party elections in the country.
Junta’s election in Myanmar may incite violence
Concern has been expressed by the United Nations on the plan of elections to be conducted by the Myanmar Army. In fact, the UN special envoy said on Tuesday that the junta’s plan to hold elections in Myanmar this year would lead to more violence. In such a situation, the United Nations has called upon the international community to unite in opposing the election of the junta.
Let us tell you that the army general had announced the removal of emergency from the country by 2023. At the same time, he had promised to hold multi-party elections in the country by August 2023, but the laws of the country have been changed to a great extent in military power, so it is feared that the current army chief will conduct the elections on his own terms. .
“Any military-run elections would fuel more violence, prolong the conflict and make it more difficult to return to democracy and stability,” UN Special Envoy Nolene Heizer said in a statement. He has called upon the international community to take a strong unified position on these elections.
America also said the same thing. According to its officials, any election to be held in Myanmar now will be just a sham. At the same time, the opinion of the leaders of Junta’s ally Russia is different from that of the UN and the US. Moscow says it supports holding elections.
UN is worried about Myanmar’s possible election
A spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he was concerned about the military’s declared intention to hold elections amid ongoing arrests, intimidation and harassment of political leaders, actors and journalists. “Without conditions that allow the people of Myanmar to freely exercise their political rights, the proposed elections could increase instability,” the statement said.
The junta gave existing and aspiring political parties two months this month to re-register under a tough new electoral law, the latest sign that it is planning new elections this year. At the same time, observers say that in the present circumstances the planned polling cannot be free and fair.
There was a proposal in the UN on the situation in Myanmar
The UN Security Council last month passed its first resolution on the situation in Myanmar, urging the junta to release Suu Kyi and all arbitrarily detained prisoners. Permanent members of the Security Council, China and Russia, opted not to use the veto after amending the wording.
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