Myanmar Military Condemns Speaker’s Refusal to Probe Election Fraud Claims
Military appointees arrive at Parliament in 2015. / Reuters
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By San Yamin Aung 15 January 2021
YANGON Myanmar’s military has questioned whether the rejection of its call for a special parliamentary session before the newly elected assembly convenes is constitutional.
A total of 203 lawmakers, including 160 unelected military appointees, 36 Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) lawmakers, four Arakan National Party members, two independents and one National United Democratic Party member on Monday submitted a proposal calling Speaker T Khun Myat to convene a special session to resolve electoral fraud claims before the new parliament sits on Feb. 1.
Speaker Rejects Myanmar Military, Proxy Party’s Call for Special Parliament Session
Military representatives in Myanmar s Union Parliament in March 2020. / The Irrawaddy
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By San Yamin Aung 12 January 2021
YANGON Myanmar’s parliamentary speaker has rejected as “not relevant” a call to convene a special session to resolve electoral fraud claims made by the military and its proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP).
A total of 203 lawmakers, including 160 military appointees, 36 USDP lawmakers, four Arakan National Party members, two independents and one National United Democratic Party member on Monday submitted the proposal calling Speaker T Khun Myat to convene a special session on alleged electoral fraud before the new parliament convenes.
Aiming to discredit the NLD’s landslide victory, the military and Union Solidarity and Development Party have pressed to take the election fraud claims to parliament.