“Amid the state oppression following the 2021 coup, no election can be credible, especially when much of the population sees a vote as a cynical attempt to supplant the landslide victory of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) in 2020,” said a report issued Tuesday by the Brussels-based International Crisis Group think tank.
Suu Kyi's party faces dissolution in military-ruled Myanmar
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National League for Democracy declared last November that it will not accept or recognize the military-planned election, which it described as “fake.” It said the polls are an attempt by the military to gain political legitimacy and international recognition.
Myanmar extends state of emergency, delaying expected polls
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