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

Podcast

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

Podcast-Episode

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

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

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.

By Zeya Thu

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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.