CNI News
17 January 2025
The State Administration Council would hold a free and fair general election without fail, said chairman of the SAC Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing.
He said the above in his written speech sent to the 73rd anniversary celebration of Kayah State Day which fell on 15th January 2025.
" The government must continue to move towards a genuine and disciplined multi-party democracy, which is the will of the people. In order to be able to do so, necessary preparations are being made so that a free and fair multi-party democratic election. A free and fair general elections that reflect the true will of the voter people will be held without fail." said Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing.
The election would be held in 2025 and the State power would be handed over to the winning party, he had said. However, the exact date on which it will be held has not yet been announced.
While the meeting of the National Defense and Security Council was being held
The SAC could stop its tenure for the state of emergency in May and the election could be held in between September and November after which the transfer of power could be conducted in 2026, considered diplomatic circles.
Because armed groups are trying to overthrow the Myanmar Tatmadaw and the SAC, battles are severely breaking out across the country and there are over three million IDPs.
The battles emerged after the Myanmar Tatmadaw took power on 1st February 2021, saying the NLD government tried to form a government without solving the vote list dispute in the 2020 general election.
The National Unity Government (NUG), the National Unity Consultant Council (NUCC), the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) and the People's Defense Force (PDF) that contain some NLD leaders and members of the Hluttaw, the KIA, the KNPP, the KNU, and the CNF and some EAOs are trying to overthrow the Myanmar Tatmadaw and the SAC.
While seeing the Mandalay PDF
"The current unrest and violence in the country are because those who claim to be struggling for democracy attempted to seize state power unjustly through vote fraud and chose the path of armed violence. Some foreign countries that claim to be practicing and protecting democracy are directly or indirectly encouraging armed terrorist attacks which are against the democratic system." said Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing.
Diplomats at home and abroad are considering holding the election as soon as possible for the ability to stop battles taking place throughout the country and overcome the political crisis.
Although the SAC said that it would hold the election in August 2023, it renewed its tenure for the state of emergency every six months until January 2025, saying because it was not a normal situation.
Renewal of six months for the state of emergency will expire on 31st January 2025 and whether the SAC will extend another six month or not will be watched, said military and political analysts.
