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Election 2020
Some wonder whether the National League for Democracy’s leadership is prepared to ‘walk the walk’ and not just ‘talk the talk’.
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On This Day
A flawed voting process selected a rubber-stamp parliament while Myanmar was under British colonial rule. But it did introduce concepts of democracy to the population.
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Commentary
While insulting voters, Western media dismissed the NLD’s election win as a display of blind faith in Suu Kyi; the world’s understanding of Myanmar is the poorer for it.
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News
The Trump administration would do well to look to Myanmar’s election for a reminder of what a functioning democratic process looks like.
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Opinion
A strategic partnership between the two countries could reduce the impact of communist China’s footprint in the region.
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Election 2020
This week the National League for Democracy scored a landslide election win and reached out to ethnic parties in a spirit of cooperation while the Union Solidarity and Development Party
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Election 2020
In an unprecedented move, the NLD has followed its landslide victory with an overture for cooperation with ethnic political parties in the future.
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Election 2020
The Irrawaddy breaks down the key results and statistics from Sunday’s election in four infographics.
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Election 2020
The US election monitoring body says Sunday’s general election was largely free and fair but has called for the military to lose its parliamentary seats.
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Election 2020
The Kachin State People’s Party has failed to loosen the NLD’s grip in the local and Union parliaments, while the USDP gained ground in the state legislature.
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Election 2020
Mask-clad voters headed to the polls in Myanmar’s second democratic election on Sunday, some lining up before dawn to ensure that the country’s fledgling political transition moves
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Opinion
The Irrawaddy asks political observers to respond to provocative comments by the military chief on UEC and the institution’s claim on his position.
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Election 2020
The main opposition party, the USDP, has spent more than $18,000 on Facebook ads in the past three months to get its message out in the run-up to the Nov. 8 election.
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Interview
As Myanmar prepares to vote, The Irrawaddy asks international observers who have been following the country’s political issues for years for their views on the Nov. 8 election.
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Election 2020
Merged ethnic parties may be the wild card in Shan as the election nears, but the NLD continues to dominate with urban voters.
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