Dossier: Elections in Myanmar | Heinrich Böll Stiftung

Dossier: Elections in Myanmar

On 8 November 2015, a new Parliament will be elected after decades of military rule in Myanmar. The elections will decide how the reform process of the past five years will be continued and whether the people of Myanmar can benefit. This dossier will accompany the next months until a new government is formed by offering policy and economic analysis.

After the elections

Win Myint, The Speaker of the Lower House, walking into parliament on 2nd February 2016 the 2nd day of lower house parliamentarian session in Naypyitaw. He is the first speaker from the National League for Democracy Party

What are the prospects for the next Myanmar government?

Peace, federalism, development, and poverty - this is the interlinked "cluster", which has to be at the top of the NLD’s agenda. On Aung San Suu Kyi's political challenges in the coming years. [external_media:soundcloud.com/boellstiftung/myanmar-after-the-elections]

By Khin Zaw Win

A member of parliament from ethnic party and NLD party members are attending to the lower house parliament in Naypyitaw on 2nd Day of parliament

Myanmar: A democratic landslide

Myanmar has a decades-long history of brutal ethnic conflicts. In view of this the party of democratic struggle did unexpectedly well in last year’s election.

By Nicholas Farrelly

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Myanmar needs more than a new government

The people of Myanmar have collectively placed their faith in the NLD. The party will have to go on - even beyond Aung San Suu Kyi’s lifetime. A commentary.

By Khin Zaw Win

Podcast

After the elections: The future of Myanmar - with Khin Zaw Win

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Myanmar steht am Beginn einer neuen Epoche: Am 1. Februar tritt erstmals das neu gewählte Parlament zusammen, und in den folgenden Wochen wird die neue Regierung gebildet. In den ersten freien Wahlen seit über 25 Jahren stimmte die Bevölkerung Myanmars im November 2015 mit großer Mehrheit für einen demokratischen Wandel und gegen die alte Militärelite.

Overview

Myanmar's Lower House

A Primer on Myanmar’s Elections of 2015

What is at stake? Will the elections be free? Who is competing and how does the electoral process work? Our FAQ on the most democratic elections since 1960 in Myanmar.

By Khin Zaw Win

Comment

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Myanmar Elections: Coups, Competition, and Compromise

Myanmar and its power elites do not have experience with electoral politics. That makes Myanmar’s elections exciting, and at the same time risky.

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DVB TV is an independent broadcaster with offices in Yangon, Mandalay, and Chiang Mai. For the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung they have made a short movie about the upcoming elections in Myanmar.

Interview

Aung San Suu Kyi in car

"The NLD will win the elections"

On November 8, Myanmar votes for a new parliament. What do the parties stand for and what can they change? An interview with Sui Khar, Joint Secretary-General of the Chin National Front.

By Rual Lian Thang and Dr Sui Khar

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The State of Myanmar’s Reforms on the Eve of the 2015 Elections

Myanmar prepares for the second nation-wide poll in 25 years. The elections in November 2015 promise to be a watershed for the country’s democratisation.

By Marco Bünte

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By Kann Vicheika

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Book: Current Electoral Processes in Southeast Asia. Regional Learnings

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Women of the military in Myanmar

Myanmar: Uncertain Future for Elections Amidst Growing Tension

On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military conducted a military coup, tarnishing the nation's history with its notorious record of atrocities. Internationally infamous for its genocide of the Rohingya, the military has since then been striving to seize control of the state by resorting to arrests, torture, and killings of civilians.

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Recordings

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with Pankaj Mishra (Historian) and Nadeem Aslam (Writer) on September 12th, 2014

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What do we owe the future? Episode II

Online event Tuesday, 14. May 2024

European instruments for future investments
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May

Premiere: The Empty Grave

Film presentation and talk Tuesday, 14. May 2024 in Berlin

Kick-off event for the dialogue forum "Dino in the room"
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May

Dino in the Room

Forum Wednesday, 15. May 2024 in Berlin

Civil society dialogue on German colonial history in Tanzania
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May

Why Biodiversity Matters: #3 Compensation & Offsetting

Online seminar Thursday, 16. May 2024
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May

12th European History Forum

Conference Tuesday, 21. May 2024 – Wednesday, 22. May 2024 in Berlin

When does contemporary history begin? The historical-scientific examination of the 1990s in Europe
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