CNI News
18 June 2025
Politicians are discussing how should be in the elections that will be held with two systems in December 2025 and in January 2026.
The SAC would hold elections under two systems: the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system that was previously used and proportional representation (PR) system, the Election Commission (UEC) told CNI News.
Sai Htay Aung, chairman of the Tai Leng(Shanni) Nationalities Development Party (TNDP), told CNI News that the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system has been used, but it has led to several coups.
He said testing the proportional representation (PR) system in both Hluttaws to see if it is compatible with Myanmar was hopeful.
“We have already implemented FPTP. Coups emerged in accordance with the 2008 Constitution. We can say a few examples of what could happen if we implement the PR system. When there are two candidates in a township, it is more convenient to use the PR system. I believe that if the Pyithu Hluttaw is to operate in accordance with the 2008 Constitution, it cannot use PR. Because it could be FPTP, whether it's based on population or township, since it was enacted in 2008. In the Amyotha Hluttaw, there are 12 candidates per region and state, so if the constituency is wide, PR can be used. As for the ethnic MPs, we will go with FPTP. Rather than whether being convenient or not, I hope that things will work out in things that suit Myanmar." he said.
While a person was casting its vote
The Union Election Commission (UEC) told CNI News that elections will be held in 267 townships in Myanmar, and that the elections will be held in phases.
It is understood that the event will be held in all regions and states, with the exception of areas where security restrictions apply, in accordance with the priority plan.
The UEC said that details will be known after the relevant Hluttaw election laws and regulations are enacted and promulgated.
U Myo Kyaw of the United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) told CNI News that there are many questions about the extent to which the elections to be held by the SAC represent all the people at a time when there is a lot of regional instability across the country.
While the SAC Chairman was meeting with political parties
"They don't have a strong system. First, they will hold elections in half of the country. Later, they will hold elections in 110 townships. They said that elections will be held in about 80 townships in the next few days. Now, there are reports that elections will be held in more than 200, 260 townships. How can they hold elections? How many territories are really controlled by these power-mad people in our country today? We have to examine them again. There are many villages in a township. I don't mean the places and around where they are stationed. So there are many questions behind these issues about how well their elections represent the people," he said.
The FPTP system is a system in which only the candidate who receives the most votes in a constituency is elected, while the PR system is an electoral system in which seats are distributed proportionally to political parties or independent candidates based on the number of votes they receive.
Of the 193 UN member states, 74 use the first-past-the-post system, 111 use proportional representation, and 8 use other systems.
