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Opinion Papers
Slam the Sham: SAC-M Calls on the International Community to Outright Reject the Myanmar Junta’s Fake Elections Now
Source: Special Advisory Council for Myanmar | Statement
Yet in an embarrassment to the junta, voter turnout was dismal, as much of the population boycotted the polls despite the junta’s widespread use of fear and intimidation.
Peaceful Protests in Mon and Karen States Reject Junta’s Election
Source: The Human Rights Foundation of Monland
Field reporters confirmed that more than 7,500 people participated across the three townships, marching calmly and in an organized manner to express their opposition.
Karen National Liberation Army ‘attacks’ office in Mon State used to count ballots for regime elections
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
A KNLA member told DVB on the condition of anonymity that resistance forces dropped an explosive on the administration office from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), or drone, to stop ballots from being counted from the regime elections in Theizayet.
Each polling station in Myawaddy has fewer than 1,000 voters
Source: Burma News International | By Karen Informational Center
According to a statement from the junta-controlled Election Commission, 24 polling stations have been set up across seven downtown wards and village tracts
‘Silent strike’ boycott and resistance attacks paralyze election in Chin state
Source: Mizzima
The first phase of Myanmar’s military-organized general election was met with near-total public defiance in Chin State on Sunday