CNI News

15 May 2025

Political parties are concerned that the public will become non-voters in the elections that are being prepared by the SAC, according to a joint statement by 32 political parties.
Led by the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), leaders of 32 political parties met in Yangon on May 12, 2025. And then, they jointly issued an 18-point statement.

Because elections are for the interest of all citizens, everyone should work together to make the elections successful; although the government and the UEC are making efforts to hold free and fair elections, people may become non-voters may become non-voters due to terrorist acts by terrorists, which they discussed.

So, Campaigns should be carried out to encourage people to vote, explaining to them that voting is very important for the future, which they discussed.

The joint statement by 32 political parties

The SAC Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has said that elections will be held in Myanmar between December 2025 and January 2026. 

However, the National Unity Government (NUG), the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), some ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), the People's Defense Forces (PDF), and democracy activists, who are fighting to overthrow the SAC and the Myanmar Tatmadaw, have declared that they will sabotage the elections to be held by the SAC.

Then, on May 10, 2025, the NUCC issued a statement warning registered political parties not to participate in the mock election to be held by the SAC. Battles are taking place across Myanmar, with the SAC losing control of more than 90 towns and cities, and the role of political parties is dim, said in the joint statement.

The USDP, the Arakan Front Party, the Shan and Nationalities Democratic Party. the National Unity Party, the New Democracy Party (Kachin), the Lisu National Development Party, the Kumi National Party and the Mon Progressive Party are included in the joint statement