Chairman of Myanmar Military Govt’s Election Body Says NLD’s Win Invalid
25 February 2021
Chairman of Myanmar Military Govt’s Election Body Says NLD’s Win Invalid
NLD supporters celebrate in Mandalay on Nov. 9, 2020, after initial counts at polling stations indicated the party was headed for a victory in Myanmar’s general election held the previous day. / Zaw Zaw / The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 26 February 2021
YANGON The chairman of the military-appointed Union Election Commission (UEC), U Thein Soe, said the results of the 2020 general election, which brought a landslide victory to the National League for Democracy (NLD), were invalid.