Volume 6, Issue 14

News Feed, 2020 Election, Editorial, News, Opinion

Respect the election result, but don’t gloss over the flaws

The large turnout on November 8 powerfully demonstrated society’s commitment to democracy, but this should not overshadow deep flaws in the electoral process that threaten to undermine future progress.

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BY Frontier

News Feed, 2020 Election, News

Image, strategy and friends with money: How the NLD did it again

Trust in Aung San Suu Kyi, a tight social media strategy and help from business leaders were among the factors behind the National League for Democracy’s landslide election win.

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BY Ei Ei Toe Lwin

News Feed, 2020 Election, News

Gaps and flaws: bureaucracy disenfranchises hundreds of COVID-19 patients

Poor planning and communication from sub-commissions and a byzantine election bureaucracy left hundreds of quarantined and COVID-19-infected voters in Yangon Region unable to cast their ballots.

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BY Frontier

Bawlakhe, News Feed, 2020 Election, News

‘Forever green’: Kayah’s Bawlakhe Township beats back the red wave

Former Tatmadaw vice admiral U Soe Thane can take much of the credit for the USDP’s sweep of seats in the Kayah State township of Bawlakhe – one of the military-aligned party’s few wins on November 8.

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BY Ei Ei Toe Lwin

Mrauk-U, News Feed, 2020 Election, News

‘Democracy has been stolen from us’: Disenfranchisement in Rakhine leaves a bitter taste

As the nation voted on November 8, the residents of Rakhine’s Mrauk-U Township had to watch from the side-lines, and many fear a lack of political representation will worsen conflict in the state.

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BY Kaung Hset Naing

Pyawbwe, News Feed, 2020 Election, News

NLD shrugs off ‘childish’ fraud allegations from a defeated USDP in Pyawbwe

After a tense race, the USDP is refusing to accept the loss of its Mandalay Region stronghold of Pyawbwe Township, which some have attributed to a demise in Buddhist nationalism.

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BY Swe Lei Mon

News Feed, 2020 Election, News

Online campaign of hate lurked behind campaign trail brawls

USDP candidates and supporters spread conspiracy theories about the ruling party colluding with Muslims against Buddhism, which may have encouraged violence against NLD members.

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BY Andrew Nachemson, Banyar Kyaw, Phone Htet Naung & Alex Beatson

2020 Election, News

Shan State’s controversy-filled election delivers a hung hluttaw

The NLD has taken enough seats from the USDP to potentially work with ethnic parties and control the Shan State parliament, following a vote marred by complaints of foul play and the killing of an MP-elect.

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BY Hein Thar

News Feed, 2020 Election, News

‘Thousands’ left off voter lists and disenfranchised in Yangon’s industrial zones

Polling stations in Hlaing Tharyar and other factory suburbs were in uproar as some voters found they weren’t registered and couldn’t vote, though voter lists seem to have improved from 2015.

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BY Htin Lynn Aung

2020 Election, News

Capturing Yangon’s election: the stories behind the photos

Frontier’s photography team reflect on election day, from the trepidation of entering a large crowd and getting yelled at by polling staff, to the bittersweet experience of an image going viral without any credit.

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BY Frontier

2020 Election, News Feed, News, Opinion

The Hongsa flies: Why the Mon Unity Party won where other ethnic parties failed

The support of a relatively homogenous ethnic group, community-wide mobilisation and clear messaging were among the reasons for the MUP’s impressive election debut.

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BY Mi Kun Chan Non, Ashley South & Mi Sar Yar Poine

magazine, 2020 Election, News, Sithu Aung Myint, Opinion

The NLD’s triumph was about more than Aung San Suu Kyi

The popularity of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Kyi was certainly a factor in the NLD’s resounding election success, but so too was fighting corruption, progress in economic development and an ill-advised intervention by the Tatmadaw chief.

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BY Sithu Aung Myint

magazine, 2020 Election, Backpage, News, Opinion

The UEC and the abuse of power

The Union Election Commission’s disturbing behaviour towards journalists stirs memories of military rule, when it was dangerous to question those in authority.

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BY Pyae Sone Aung

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