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Elections Myanmar

Dossiers

Menschen protestieren in einem Gebäude vor einer holzvertäfelten Wand, auf ihren Schildern steht auf Englisch und Thai: Protect our Vote

Authoritarian elections in Southeast Asia

Published: 27 September 2023

So-called "authoritarian elections" have become increasingly important in many countries in Southeast Asia. This dossier sheds light on this special form of retaining power, particularly in Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar.

Articles

Women of the military in Myanmar

Myanmar: Uncertain Future for Elections Amidst Growing Tension

Published: 4 September 2023

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.

Karen National Union Army (KNU) im Dienst der Sicherung

Myanmar's Religious and Ethnic Conflicts: no end in sight

Published: 24 May 2017

Against the backdrop of persistent ethnic tensions, the second round of the peace conference of Burmese government, army (Tatmadaw) and ethnic minorities begins on 24 May in Myanmar. The political internal climate and the relationship of Aung San Suu Kyi to the international community projected its shadows ahead.

By Mirco Kreibich, Johanna Goetz and Alice Muthoni Murage

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?

Published: 16 February 2016

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

Published: 16 February 2016

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

From “Carpet bombing” to “beautiful safe zones”- the presidential candidates on Syria

Published: 5 February 2016

Syria and the fight against ISIS is the dominating foreign policy topic in the current U.S. presidential debates. The discourse on no-fly zones and efforts to topple Bashar al-Assad show that divisions run deep and beyond party lines.

By Dominik Tolksdorf

Myanmar

Myanmar needs more than a new government

Published: 24 November 2015

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

Aung San Suu Kyi in car

"The NLD will win the elections"

Published: 2 November 2015

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

men on bikes

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

Published: 2 November 2015

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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Publications

Cover mit dem Titel "Authoritarian elections in contemporary Southeast Asia" Im Hintergrund protestierende Menschen in Bangkok mit einem Schild, auf dem «Protect Our Vote» steht

Authoritarian elections in contemporary Southeast Asia

Published: 25 September 2023

Study

This policy paper investigates the trend towards authoritarian elections in mainland Southeast Asia – in Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar – with a focus on the right to political participation.

By Michael Lidauer

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