The authoritarian government’s electoral commission is dissolving several parties. The military is cracking down on civil protests and armed resistance by anti-junta militias across the country.
Military junta in Myanmar dissolves Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party. State media in the Southeast Asian country reported as much on Tuesday, citing the election commission. Suu Kyi’s government was overthrown in a coup in 2021. 77-year-old Suu Kyi was sentenced to a total of 33 years in prison in various trials. Critics view the proceedings as politically motivated harassment.
A total of 40 political parties were reportedly dissolved on Tuesday after failing to meet the ruling military’s registration deadline for an election. On an evening newscast, Myawaddy TV announced that Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party was among the now dissolved parties that did not register to vote and thus were automatically dissolved.
Myanmar junta is becoming increasingly authoritarian
Last month, on the second anniversary of his overthrow, the junta extended the state of emergency for another six months. The National Defense and Security Council had announced that this was necessary due to the unstable situation in the country in crisis.
Since the coup that ousted the de facto prime minister, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma has descended into chaos and violence. The Nobel Peace Prize winner was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for various alleged crimes. The military is cracking down on civil protests and armed resistance by anti-junta militias across the country. The EU and US have imposed sanctions on the military leadership.
(APA/Portal/dpa)