CNI News
26 January 2025
Without holding dialogues with all the stakeholders as a first priority, if the election was held straigt, the problem would become more complicated and unstable, military and political analysts told CNI News.
Planning for elections should not be a priority while armed conflict was escalating, urged ASEAN members.
Security must be made more stable and reliable than it is now if the election is held in 2025, director of the Thayninga Institution for Strategy Studies, U Thein Tun Oo told CNI News.
" In which townships will elections be held? Is it possible to hold the elections given the security situation? Depending on that, it may be decided to hold the election later. The SAC has said that elections would be held in 2025. If the election is held in 2025, security must be made more stable and reliable than it is now." he said.
ASEAN members urged the Myanmar delegation that attended the meeting to carry out matters regarding ceasefire with all the armed organizations in Myanmar and to allow
humanitarian assistance, said Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hassan at the press conference held after the meeting of ASEAN ministers in Langkawi Island, on 19th January.
Moreover, former diplomat Othman Hashim appointed as Malaysia's special envoy to Myanmar said that he would persuade all the organizations in Myanmar in order to implement the five point consent regarding the Myanmar issue.
It was agreed that dialogue should be prioritized over elections. A dialogue might arise before the election, chairman of the PNLO-NCA.S, an NCA signatory, Col. Khun Okkar told CNI News.
" It is agreed that election should be second priority and dialogue is first. If the election is held first, the problem could complicate problems further and be unstable, So, dialogues should be held formall or informally. And then, only if somewhat stability can be built, the election should be held. The ASEAN, international community, the UN, the EU and China have the idea of doing like this." he said.
According to the current situation, although it doesn't seem to hold a great dialogue, if the election is surely held, a dialogue should be held before the election, considered some people.
Moreover, if the SAC handed over the power to the National Defense and Security Council (NDSC), the NDSC could hold the election in two separate rounds, which there are considerations.
