The junta, which staged a military coup on February 1, 2021, claims it wants to hold elections, and promulgated the party registration law on January 26. However, its provisions appear intended to indefinitely delay, rather than facilitate, Myanmar’s ...

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.

The National League for Democracy was one of 40 parties ordered dissolved after failing to meet a registration deadline ahead of delayed elections they have denounced as a sham.

The political party led by Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ... Committee reaffirmed the decision not to register, and considers the election commission and registration law illegitimate. From news to politics, travel to sport, culture to ...

Under a new law passed in January by the junta ... staged its coup sparking the violence that followed. If held, the next elections could be the most violent Myanmar has ever witnessed, experts warn. Indeed, “The majority of the population, seeing ...

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.