CNI News

26 March 2025

Security activities must be carried out systematically to ensure security and the rule of law so that a multi-party democratic general election could be held, said the SAC Chairman Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing. 

He said the above at the meeting of the National Planning Commission held on 24th March 2025.

" To ensure security and the rule of law, it is necessary to carry out security activities systematically in Regions and States so that  a multi-party democratic general election could be held," said the SAC Chairman.

While seeing Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing and the Belarusian President Lukashenko

The SAC had planned to hold elections in Myanmar in December 2025 or January 2026 at the earliest, said the SAC Chairman Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing at the joint press conference with the Belarusian President Lukashenko when he was in Belarus as a goodwill trip on 7 March 2025.

It is less likely to hold elections in 2025 and because 'at the earliest' was included in the announcement, there might be 'at the latest', pointed out domestic and foreign diplomats. Although the SAC Chairman had said that elections would be held in August, 2023, elections can't be held up to now.

Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing wanted to hold elections and the transfer of power could be conducted in April or May 2026, those close to the SAC said. 

It was necessary to have stabilities and peace in the entire country so that a free and fair general election could be held, said the SAC Chairman Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing in his message letter sent to the 77th Anniversary Celebration of Chin National Day on 20 February 2025.

While seeing the written message sent by Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing to the Chin National Day on 20 March 2025

Battles are severely taking place between the Myanmar Tatmadaw and armed groups in Myanmar's Sagaing Region, Magway Region, Bago Region, Tanintharyi Region, Mandalay Region, Ayeyarwady Region, Shan State, Chin State, Kachin State, Karen State, Kayah State, Rakhine State, and Mon State.

During these battles, the Myanmar Tatmadaw has lost control of many hundred military camps and over 90 townships as well as the Northeast Command and the West Command.
Because of battles, there have been over three million IDPs and many thousand buildings including houses were burned or destroyed.