The upcoming election set to be held by Myanmar’s military junta is widely expected to be nothing more than a change from military uniforms to civilian attire. The nominal number of constituencies, the electoral system designed to ensure the military regime’s victory, the dominance of former military personnel within the political party, the addition of recently retired military officers, and arrests and imprisonments under the election protection law, which allows sentences up to the death penalty — are among the visible developments leading up to the upcoming ‘change from military uniforms’. Even more concerning is the junta’s indiscriminate use of aerial attacks across all regions and at all times throughout Myanmar.
This week’s BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor’s Bi-Weekly News Reviews examines observations and developments leading up to the new election organized by the military junta, presenting an analysis of a post-election scenario based on recent events and data.
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