The new law required existing political parties to re-apply for registration with the election commission by March 28. Ninety parties ran in the 2020 election, of which just under half have been dissolved. The state-run Global New Light of Myanmar ...

Myanmar's military government has dissolved the ousted ruling party of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 39 other parties, state media announced on Tuesday, over their failure to register for an election set to prolong the army's grip on power.

State media in military-ruled Myanmar say the political party led by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been ordered dissolved by the army-appointed election commission because it declined to register

The ousted ruling party of Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was among 40 political parties dissolved on Tuesday, after they failed to meet a registration deadline for an election set to perpetuate the military's political dominance.

The party, the National League for Democracy, was disbanded by Myanmar’s military-appointed election commission, state media said late Tuesday night. The announcement sets up the stage for an election that will likely keep the junta in power for years to ...

The political party led by Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to face automatic dissolution by the military-appointed election commission on midnight Tuesday because it declined to register for a planned general election it denounced as a sham.