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Opinion Papers
AA-controlled 15 townships not included in third phase of election
Source: Narinjara News | Saung Oo Man
The list of townships for the third phase of the election, set to take place on January 25 of next year, has been released once more
Election map shrinks as Myanmar UEC scraps 20 additional constituencies
Source: Mizzima
The cancellation of these seats underscores the junta’s inability to maintain administrative control in the country’s northwest and western borderlands.
Empty streets and forced ballots: Myanmar junta resorts to coercion as phased election begins amid widespread boycott
Source: Mizzima
Myanmar’s junta-appointed election commission and its administrative bodies are resorting to various forms of pressure to compel people to vote as turnout remains extremely low in the ongoing election, according to local residents.
Fears of Proxy Voting Rise as Authorities Collect Lists of Sick Residents in Southern Shan State
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
“In town, hardly anyone is voting. But in the villages, people are being pressured to go. Those who don’t show up are warned they could face consequence
Myanmar elections: Apathy rules as Burmese ignore military-run vote
Source: The Sunday Times | By Stan Collingwood
“We have no choice but to vote,” a street-side vendor in the southwest country town of Twante said. “We have to live under them,” he explained, referring to the military.