Observers said a new military-drafted electoral law – which the NLD had refused to re-register under – serves to extend the army’s grip on power, as political parties would be forced to either comply or be disbanded under “the pretence of a legal decision”.
of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party and much of Myanmar’s opposition puts the military junta’s election plans under greater scrutiny.
“I don't see how it's possible to hold credible elections under these circumstances. This might mean that there will be such a poor electoral response that it would hardly be worth doing,” said Professor Christopher Lamb, president of the Australia Myanmar Institute.Analysts stressed that any elections held by the military rulers under the current climate would not be seen as credible.
Independent analyst David Scott Mathieson said junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is “not looking to restore democracy, to stage some weakly-orchestrated sham elections to justify the coup”. “The NLD has faced a lot of persecutions and a lot of harassment in the past, but nothing like what we have seen in the past two years – the targeting, mass arrest, persecution and assassination of so many of its leadership,” said Mr Mathieson.
“Because the regime cracked down so brutally on those peaceful protesters, many people felt they had no other choice but to join the resistance movement… only driven further support for the resistance,” said Prof Fink.with non-violent strikes and street rallies in protest of the takeover. When asked if Myanmar’s rulers would bow to the increasing threat of isolation from the international community, Prof Fink said the junta is used to that experience.
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