Myanmar announces date for first elections, west critically

For the first time since the military coup, four years ago, Myanmar announced elections. The first round starts on December 28, reports the state television. The dates for the following phases are not yet known.

Western countries were previously critical of the plans for elections. Opposition parties are excluded from participating or refusing to participate. That is why the elections are dismissed by the Western countries as an attempt to strengthen the power of the junta.

Civil War

A bloody civil war has been raging in Myanmar since 2021. At the time, the army threw the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Since then she has been stuck and the country is led by a junta. The military regime has to deal with intense resistance of armed groups in its own country.

The violence in Myanmar has led to thousands of deaths. According to human rights organizations, millions of people live in constant uncertainty as a result of the war and citizens have to deal with a lot of food scarcity. Millions of citizens in the country are displaced.

victories

A coalition of the armed resistance has recently booked victory on the Junta. Among other things, according to the BBC, the regime had only the full control of 21 percent of the country at the end of last year, although it has the important large cities, including airports and transport routes, firmly.

Information from the country is scarce. As a result, the current precise situation is difficult to estimate.