Myanmar likely to hold general elections in late 2023

Myanmar is likely to hold new general elections in the second half of 2023, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, chair of the newly-formed State Administration Council, said on Sunday.

The constitution states the limitation for the duration of the state of emergency. According to subsection (b) of Section 421, if one cannot accomplish the duties within one year of the emergency period, it permits only two extensions of the prescribed duration for a term of six months for each extension, Xinhua news agency quoted min as saying in a televised address to the nation.

In the meantime, we have to do the things that should be done. Then, we will take six months by August 2023 to prepare for the election according to the law, he added.

Min’s announcement came after the Myanmar junta on July 27 announced the cancellation of the results of the 2020 general elections which were won by ousted de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party.

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