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Following the Myanmar junta’s banning of 40 legitimate political parties prior to its discredited elections, Burma Campaign UK (BCUK) has called for sanctions against Myanmar to be properly and quickly implemented.
The Union Election Commission (UEC) announced that over 60 political parties have submitted applications to register their parties for the upcoming election under the Military Council. However the UEC has disbanded 40 parties, including the National League for Democracy (NLD), for failing to submit their applications within the specified time-frame. On March 28, the UEC
According to the Myanmar Alin newspaper owned by the Military Council, the Arakan National Party (ANP), which won the majority of parliamentarians in Rakhine state in the previous elections, has applied for registration on March 20.