The electoral commission supported by the military in Myanmar presented itself on December 28 for the initial phase of the elections promised for a long time, the first since the coup d’etat of 2021 which overthrew the last elected government of the country and launched a civil war still in full swing.
The management of Junta nominally transferred power to an interim government last month in preparation for the elections. Last week, Min Aung Hlaing, acting military and president, called for increased security to protect politicians and voters, warning of an increase in attacks against civil servants, according to the new world Myanmar newspaper.
International observers have supervised the elections as a charade to keep Min Aung Hlaing and her generals in power. Critics highlight a lack of free -free media in Myanmar, and most officials of the last elected government, including chief Aung San Suu Kyi, have been arrested. The United Nations reports detailed a torture regime inflicted on those who have detained.
We also do not know how a really national election could take place in Myanmar. Control of the country broke out after the coup, with parts of the country held by bands of pro-democracy fighters or ethnic rebel groups, some of which have committed to blocking surveys in their region.
“I do not think that the elections have a meaning for the people,” a 63-year-old citizen said in the Western state of Rakhine at Agency France-Press. “I think this election is only held to give power to military dictators until the end of the world.”
Meanwhile, clashes continue in the myanmar civil war, which killed thousands of people, caused rampant poverty and left more than 3.5 million people displaced, almost 40% of whom are children. On Sunday, at least 24 people were killed after the soldiers bombed a Mawchi hospital, a small town in Kayah, reported the Associated Press.
Includes the reports of the Associated Press, Agency France-Press and Reuters.