Simonia Aida

About the upcoming elections in Myanmar, scheduled for the end of 2025

ЮГО-ВОСТОЧНАЯ АЗИЯ: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ, 2025, №3(68), 142-155

 
Annotation: Elections in Myanmar are planned to be held in stages at the end of December 2025 — January 2026, despite the raging civil war and political crisis. Almost half of the country is outside military control and is controlled by ethnic armed organizations and popular resistance forces, which intend to block elections in their enclaves and have warned that they will take military action. The article examines different views on the upcoming elections within the country and in the world. The author notes a recurring feeling of deja vu when comparing the preparations for the upcoming elections with those conducted by the military administration earlier. The author notes a recurring feeling of deja vu when comparing the preparations for the upcoming elections with those conducted by the military administration earlier. The category of political parties formed by the so–called "renegades", former members of the National League for Democracy, is particularly considered.

Keywords: Myanmar, general elections 2025, political parties, Min Aung Hlaing, Aung San Suu Kyi, ASEAN