CNI News
30 July 2022
Duwa Lashi La, the acting president of the National Unity Government, has urged political parties on 28th July not to contest the elections held by the State Administration Council.
In his emergency state of the union address, he urged political parties to reject the elections to be held as its political exit in 2023 by the SAC.
He said, “Finally, I would like to call for political parties not to support and contest the elections to be held in 2023 as their political exit by Min Aung Hlaing and the junta.”
Elections are peaceful means of resolving political issues and the Pao National Organization would contest the elections held by the government, Secretary-2 Khun Tun Shwe of the PNO told the CNI.
Khun Tun Shwe said, “The PNO will uphold peaceful means of resolving political issues and elections are peaceful means. Only when elections are held, will the public be able to participate in politics gradually as they did previously. We urge the government to hold elections to establish a government of the people as soon as possible when stability has been restored. Only then, will the military be able to withdraw from politics. We will contest the elections held by the SAC.”
The Arakan National Party.
Similarly, Political Bureau Member U Tun Aung Kyaw of the Arakan National Party told the CNI that political parties would be abolished if they did not contest in at least three constituencies under the political parties registration law.
He said, “From the point of view of law, we have the political parties registration law which has been accepted by successive governments. Under the law, if a political party has been registered with the union election commission, it will have to contest in at least three constituencies. Otherwise, it will be abolished by the commission under the law.”
The SAC chairman promised to hold elections in 2023.
The Mon Unity Party.
The Mon Unity Party is a political party officially registered with the Union Election Commission and if it does not contest elections, the party will be abolished. Therefore, we will have to contest elections whosoever holds, Spokesperson Naing Shwe Than told the CNI.
He said, “As I always said, if an officially registered political party does not contest elections, it will be abolished. So, we will have to contest elections whosoever holds.”
Currently, there are 92 political parties officially registered with the Union Election Commission, according to the UEC.
