Myanmar election reflected citizenry's will, no justification for military seizing power: report - JURIST - News
May 17, 2021 04:05:48 pm The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) found Monday that Myanmar’s general election held in 2020 represented the will of the citizenry and that the military coup lacked justifiable grounds. The NGO’s 176-page report, entitled “The 2020 Myanmar General Elections: Democracy Under Attack,” noted ANFREL’s satisfaction with Myanmar’s 2020 general election, which attracted 27.5 million voters during the COVID-19 pandemic—just over half the country’s population. Myanmar has long fought for democracy after a political history of coups and corruption. Th...
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