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In this video we’re going to explain how and why the regime in Myanmar is planning an election, and how it may impact the civil war going forward.
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SOURCES:
Myanmar junta announces date of election:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg3pp4n952o
https://thediplomat.com/2025/08/myanmar-military-administration-sets-date-for-long-awaited-election/
ACLED report on civil war, November 2024:
https://acleddata.com/report/between-cooperation-and-competition-struggle-resistance-groups-myanmar
BBC analysis of territorial control, November 2024:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c390ndrny17o
Thomas van Linge’s map of Myanmar control, August 2025:
https://x.com/ThomasVLinge/status/1951250405817475275/
Civil war death toll, displacement, humanitarian crisis:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1165041
First election phase to see voting in 102 townships:
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/politics/myanmar-junta-plans-voting-in-102-townships.html
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmar-junta-unveils-new-election-details
Resistance groups oppose election:
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/16/asia/myanmar-election-atrocities-explainer-intl-hnk-dst
ttps://www.irrawaddy.com/news/politics/myanmar-junta-plans-voting-in-102-townships.html
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/ethnic-armies-vow-to-thwart-myanmar-juntas-election.html
Strict punishments for disrupting election:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/30/myanmar-military-government-sets-long-prison-terms-for-election-protests
UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews condemns election plan:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/un-special-rapporteur-calls-planned-election-of-myanmars-military-junta-mirage/3614273
International election monitors condemn election plan:
https://www.idea.int/news/joint-statement-international-election-experts-and-organizations-myanmar-2025
International Crisis Group analysis:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar/b184-myanmars-dangerous-drift-conflict-elections-and-looming-regional-detente
Neighbouring countries may endorse election:
https://www.stimson.org/2025/myanmars-december-election-engineering-continuity-through-institutional-redesign/
https://asiatimes.com/2025/08/a-man-a-plan-an-electoral-sham-in-myanmar/#
https://www.dw.com/en/why-do-war-torn-myanmars-generals-want-elections/a-73730709
