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Myanmar's New Election Commission Annulled The 2020 Election Results: Report
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| Contributor | Bojicat |
| Last Edited | Bojicat Feb 26, 2021 09:52am |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Republic World |
| News Date | Friday, February 26, 2021 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Myanmar’s new election commission has annulled the November 2020 election results on Friday that had declared Aung San Suu Kyi’s party victorious, stated local media reports. The move came after more than 25 days after the junta seized the power in Myanmar and ousted the elected civilian government, placed the leaders under house arrest. As per Irrawaddy News, the military-appointed Union Election Commission Chairman U Thein Soe has said, “The National League for Democracy’s 2020 election result is no longer valid,” during the commission’s meeting with 53 political parties in Naypyitaw on February 26.
Most recently, in the wake of the February 1 military coup, Facebook and Instagram banned the Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) on Thursday with immediate effect. In the run-up to the November 2020 election, Army chief Min Aung Hlaing, who has acquired the power of the nation now, had claimed that the civilian government was making "unacceptable mistakes". At the time, Suu Kyi had even reacted to the crisis and urged the people to not be intimidated. Her party, National League for Democracy (NLD) emerged won the elections by securing 346 seats, more than the required 322. |
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