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At least six serving generals from Myanmar’s military will contest the upcoming general election under the banner of the junta’s proxy party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), according to military sources.

 

The candidates include senior figures such as Lt. Gen Tayza Kyaw, Lt. Gen Soe Tint Naing, Lt. Gen Thet Pon, Lt. Gen Phone Myat, Lt-Gen Lin Aung, and Lt-Gen Kan Myint—all of whom currently hold high-ranking posts in the armed forces. Also expected to run is ex-general Aung Lin Dwe, a close ally of junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, who retired last month but retains influential roles within the interim government and National Defense and Security Council.

 

In total, around 30 military and ex-military personnel are preparing to stand, alongside regime-appointed ministers and directors-general. Most are expected to contest in USDP strongholds such as Naypyitaw and other military-dominated areas.

 

The first phase of voting is scheduled for 28 December across 102 townships. Of the 57 registered political parties, only six—including the USDP—plan to field candidates nationwide. Analysts suggest Min Aung Hlaing is positioning himself for a parliamentary vote that could install him as president, backed by loyalists and military appointees.

 

USDP chairman U Khin Yi, a retired brigadier general and key organiser of pro-military rallies ahead of the 2021 coup, has intensified party activity in recent months. The party, which suffered heavy defeats in the 2015 and 2020 elections to the National League for Democracy (NLD), is now seeking to reassert control through a tightly managed electoral process.

 

Critics, including many within Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement, view the planned poll as a façade designed to legitimise continued military rule. With opposition parties weakened or dissolved, and voting confined to areas under junta control, the election is widely seen as lacking credibility.

 

As the campaign unfolds, the presence of active-duty generals on the ballot underscores the military’s determination to retain power—not through democratic renewal, but through strategic placement and institutional dominance.

 

-2025-09-15

Don't expect anything to change; too much rare earth waiting for China, a direct passage from China to the Gulf of Bengal/Andaman sea waiting, too much timber and too much precious stones waiting to be exploited; this of course does not take into account the energy subject of gas and oil. 

3 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

Don't expect anything to change; too much rare earth waiting for China, a direct passage from China to the Gulf of Bengal/Andaman sea waiting, too much timber and too much precious stones waiting to be exploited; this of course does not take into account the energy subject of gas and oil. 

 

One lives in hope democracy and freedom will return.