Skip to main content

EN
DE

New Search

New Search Form

Social Participation

Social Participation Toggle submenu

Ecological Transformation

Ecological Transformation Toggle submenu

Future of Democracy

Future of Democracy Toggle submenu

International Division

International Department Toggle submenu

Our Work worldwide

Our Work worldwide Toggle submenu

About the Foundation

About the Foundation Toggle submenu

Scholarships

Scholarships Toggle submenu
- Application

Service Links Menu - en

Events
Publications
Press
Blogs
Conference Centre
Contact
Livestream
Newsletter
Podcasts
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Flickr
Instagram
Soundcloud
RSS

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

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

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

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.

Video

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

Study

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

pictures

Elections in Myanmar

More articles about this region

Einzementierte Füße Zement

"Climate killer cement"

Travelling exhibition

The exhibition "Climate Killer Cement", designed by Save Kendeng and Watch Indonesia and produced with the support of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, highlights on the one hand the impact of cement production and construction megaprojects on ecosystems and indigenous communities, but also aims to show positive local alternatives.

“HeForShe” UN Women Campaign Kabul Launch

Peace processes need a feminist vision!

Much has been achieved at international level in the critical field of women, peace and security in recent years. Yet women are still woefully underrepresented in the Afghan peace process. The basic rights for which they fought so hard are at stake in the country’s internal negotiations with the Taliban.

By Anna Schwarz and Sarah Weiß

Opening Ceremony

The peace process in Afghanistan: Perceptions of the people

Summary of the online debate „The peace process in Afghanistan: Perceptions of the people“ of 11 November 2020 with representatives of Afghan civil society, Afghan media, the Afghan government delegation to the peace negotiations in Doha and the German Foreign Office.

By Jost Pachaly

Indonesia Misses Once-in-A Lifetime Opportunity to Build Back Better by Passing Controversial Deregulation Law

In a global race to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic with a stronger and more resilient economy by putting the environment first, Indonesia is set to be left behind as lawmakers recently passed a deregulation law proposed by the government.

By Hans Nicholas Jong

Plakat mit Olympischen Ringen, ein Ring ist mit Zeichen für radioaktive Strahlung gefüllt. Untertitel: Tokio 2020 The Radioactive Olympics

The Fukushima Disaster and the Tokyo Olympics

Nine years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, fundamental issues remain unresolved. Many domestic critics saw the Olympics as a ploy to distract from the nuclear disaster. Should a country with an ongoing nuclear disaster be hosting these games?

By Koide Hiroaki

Will ASEAN End Up Going Greener after COVID-19?

While the answer to when, and if, the post-COVID era will come remains uncertain, it is clear that sustainability is back in centre stage - no longer as the hip slogan of the 90s - but as a survival need.

Introduction

Our Work in Asia

The aim of our projects in Asia is to support the democratisation of the region and promote the recognition of human rights. Our work also focuses on promoting environmental sustainability and social justice.

Recordings

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

Events

23

June

Discussion series Wednesday, 23. June 2021

Where’s Europe in...? (3/3) Solidarity and Mobility

MEP Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg with Ellen Ueberschär

Livestream

28

June

International Conference Monday, 28. June 2021

Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery

Securing Private Sector Participation and Policy Space for Sustainable Development

Livestream

Offices in Asia

Southeast Asia, Bangkok
Pakistan, Islamabad
India, New Delhi
Cambodia, Phnom Penh
China, Beijing
Afghanistan program

Video: Urvashi Butalia on Women's Rights in India

Social Links

Facebook
Twitter
SoundCloud
YouTube
flickr
RSS
Livestream
Instagram

© Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung e.V.
Schumannstraße 8
10117 Berlin
T +49 (30) 285 34-0
F +49 (30) 285 34-109
www.boell.de
info@boell.de

Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

Head Quarter

State-Level Foundations

Baden-Wuerttemberg
Bavaria
Berlin
Bremen
Hamburg
Hesse
Mecklenburg-Hither Pomerania
Lower Saxony
North Rhine- Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland
Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
Thuringia

International offices

Asia

International offices

Africa

Europe

North America
- Washington, DC Office - USA, Canada, Global Dialogue

International Offices

Latin America

Middle East & North Africa

Blogs

Klima der Gerechtigkeit (DE)
Triple Crisis (EN)
Baustellen der Globalisierung (DE)
Russland-Blog (DE)
Heinrich von Arabien (DE)
Medienvielfalt, anders (DE)
Energytransition - The Global Energiewende (EN)

Böll Websites

KommunalWiki
Heimatkunde
Green Academy
Gunda-Werner-Institute
GreenCampus
Research Archive
Studienwerk

Green Websites

German Green Party
German Green Party at Bundestag
European Greens
Greens in the EU Parliament
Green European Foundation

Footer menu

Imprint
Privacy