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After the election: Reflections from Kayan Women’s Organisation
BY BETHIA BURGESS In the days after Myanmar’s 2020 election, I spoke to ethnic women around Myanmar about their perspectives on the results and the issues that are important to them as a new government is formed. This is the second of a short series where I share their reflections. There was palpable excitement amongst the Kayan Women’s Organisation women in the …
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After the election: Reflections from Khin Khin Mra
BY BETHIA BURGESS In the days after Myanmar’s 2020 election, I spoke to ethnic women around Myanmar about their perspectives on the results and the issues that are important to them as a new government is formed. This is the first of a short series where I share their reflections. In an uncertain year, the NLD proved a safe choice at the …
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Reading Myanmar’s 2020 Elections
BY TAMAS WELLS - This article first appeared in Election Watch at the University of Melbourne - An expected victory by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar’s November 8 elections will be significant, but the elections themselves, and the country, are beset with challenges. As always, Myanmar has an abundance of political parties contesting, 93 parties …
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Federalism & the Timing of Elections in Myanmar
BY MICHAEL BREEN The upcoming election in Myanmar is not just to elect a new national parliament, but also to elect new parliaments in the states and regions, including for the self-administered areas. Federalism, as I am sure readers will know, is a key goal of many parties and their candidates. At the same time, Myanmar already has a federal structure, …